Any nominations a movie gets helps to raise the level of curiosity in the public, so in that sense awards and nominations are important. Viggo Mortensen Read Quote
I’ve been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience. Viggo Mortensen Read Quote
Ignorance breeds antipathy. Until I got to know how computers worked, I didn’t want anything to do with them. I said, ‘Well, why do I need them? I write letters.’ Which I still do. Viggo Mortensen Read Quote
On a practical level, poetry isn’t something anybody has really made a great living at. I might sell some books and, once in a while, someone might pay to hear me read. Viggo Mortensen Read Quote
I like stories that leave you wanting more, leave you wondering, but don’t tell you everything. Viggo Mortensen Read Quote
One of the main ways that leadership stays in power is by, in various ways, convincing people that they should just let those who are in government govern: ‘Trust us. Trust me. Just let us take care of things. Stay out of it.’ Your opinions don’t really matter. You are isolated. You are insignificant. Viggo Mortensen Read Quote
Every year I hear people complain that the quality of screenplays and movies is declining. In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written – as well as most movies that are released – are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has always been that way, and I think it always will be. Viggo Mortensen Read Quote
I’ve never been conscious of having any real career plan, and I do not have a wish-list of actors, directors, screenwriters, or cameramen I’m hoping to work with. Life, I feel, has a way of leading us to the right situations and people, or at least to interesting ones. Viggo Mortensen Read Quote
When I make a movie, I don’t break it down and analyze it. I could but it would get in the way of doing a job – on instinct based on all the research we did going in. you want to trust yourself and your director and your acting partners in the circumstances you’re shooting. I don’t like to have any kind of overview. Viggo Mortensen Read Quote
I don’t think Adam Sandler or Will Ferrell fear competition from me in their arena. Viggo Mortensen Read Quote
