376 Quotes by viggo mortensen

If you tell the story emotionally in a truthful way, then you start naturally looking at the landscape and thinking “Wow, we have to watch out.”

You don’t have to make something that people call art. Living is an artistic activity, there is an art to getting through the day.

It’s just like with people. You’re going to get along better working with them – human or equine – if you ask politely rather than demand that they do things.

I’ve never had a problem with people paying attention to what you’re doing and say they find that they liked it.

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.

Once you learn the idea of what a good guy is, you want your dad to be a good guy, and when your dad lets you down and doesn’t act like a good guy, it’s disappointing and can make you angry as you see it happen, which is beautiful and very believable.

I’m an optimist; I always hope that each new script is going to be a great story.

Sometimes you look at a movie and you can see that the actor or actress said, ‘I’m taking this onboard because I’m making a ton of money, and not because it’s going to be something special.’

If you’re trying to please everyone, then you’re not going to make anything that is honestly yours, I don’t think, in the long run.