376 Quotes by viggo mortensen

I pursue the things I do because I’m interested in them.

Be kind. It’s worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them.

I think that people who get to a certain position, and then try to ferociously defend it or build on it, it’s kind of a dead-end street. You see people becoming miserable that way.

I think if you don’t say something it’s lying by omission. I personally think it’s immoral.

Jung viewed Freud as a mentor, but he never wanted to be anybody’s disciple.

I’m not a great fan of monarchy in general, but I have to say the Danish monarchy is closer to the people; it’s not as stuffy as the English one.

Travel is one of the best anti-war weapons that there are. I’ve been to Iran, and if you’re there you see little kids, cops, old people, cemeteries. Once you see that, you can’t say, ‘Oh, Iran, let’s bomb them.’

Like most people – unless they’re very practised at it or have no warm blood at all in their veins – I feel a little apprehensive about the red carpet. It’s always a bit bewildering when people are taking pictures and asking questions before the ceremony.

You can’t really go back to where you came from. I don’t think any of us can.