Viggo Mortensen Quotes
I like movies that leave you with something to think about, to discuss, to debate, you know?
Quotes to Explore
-
The rule of improvisation I took to heart was, 'Don't think.' I tend to over-think things, so that was a big lesson for me.
-
I would happily have done any of the 'Bourne Identity' sequels. There are good sequels, but I'm not good at making them.
-
I believe in monogamy if that's what a couple decides upon together, but it all depends on the personal history and culture of the two involved.
-
The thing I really like about Twitter is the speed with which information reaches me. You find out things from Twitter long before they're on the news. That, I think, is valuable.
-
The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge.
-
Any constitutional amendment that simply gives Congress the option of regulating campaign finance fails to immediately achieve what the American people want, and that is a complete reversal of Citizens United and other Supreme Court decisions that have allowed corporations and the wealthy few to drown out the voices of everyday voters.
-
Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry.
-
Fun wouldn't be the right word... it was the most difficult, challenging, physical, extraordinary stretch I've ever had to make, in all those wild regards.
-
A remarkable feature of the humanitarian movement, on both its sentimental and utilitarian sides, has been its preoccupation with the lot of the masses.
-
Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
-
I can't keep secrets about myself. I can keep secrets about other people, but if it's about myself, I'm like, 'blah blah blah blah.'
-
Crime stories are our version of sitting round a camp fire and telling tales. We enjoy being scared under safe circumstances. That's why there's no tradition of crime writing in countries that have wars.
-
My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don't really know me.
-
What in heaven's name is strange about a grandmother dancing nude? I'll bet lots of grandmothers do it.
-
What you need to do is get that tape measure out, and start measuring that gut. Then you start working out and you start eating properly till that gut gets down close to it was when you were in your 20's. Then you'll find out what your weight should be.
-
I'm not a leading man.
-
Small companies need capital to invest, expand, and create jobs. And the economy needs a healthy small business community to bolster and sustain its recovery.
-
I'm a four-down guy. I can rush the passer and stop the run. I know I can be a difference-maker.
-
Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge, from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs.
-
You know, it's hard sometimes to just detach yourself from what you're doing.
-
I didn't really know you could make a living in songwriting. I was just very fortunate to have the opportunity to play a few songs for a guy there named Jimmy Ritchey. Through that meeting, I met another couple guys and ended up getting a publishing deal in Nashville.
-
Korean cinema is very improvisational, and there is a unique power that stems from this.
-
I can't walk down the street with my head up. I'm not a hat wearer, but now I'm a hat wearer.
-
I like movies that leave you with something to think about, to discuss, to debate, you know?
