Viggo Mortensen Quotes

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

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I was shy. I was painfully shy, until fifth grade when I transferred to another school and befriended the class clown. And one day he was sick and I kinda stepped in for the class clown and I said, 'Wow, this is exciting, I'm a little bit nervous.'

Nathan Fillion
- School
- Day
- Sick
Trump wants to build a wall at the border of Mexico, while Clinton wants to tear down all walls.

Fabrizio Moreira
- Wall
- Trump
- Down
I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.

Zubin Mehta
- Israel
- Critical
- Policies
When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.

Laura Harring
- Up
- Believe
- Best
When I played sports, if you lose the game, and then you complain, that makes you a sore loser. That doesn't make you protester - that just makes you a whiner.

D. B. Sweeney
- Game
- Sports
- Loser
Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.

R. Buckminster Fuller
- Think
- Alone
- Thought