Quotes by Viggo Mortensen
“Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is. People lose their capacity to walk, run, travel, think, and experience life. I realize how important it is to use the time I have.”— Viggo Mortensen
“There's no excuse for racism or any form of intolerance. There's no place for it in our society.”— Viggo Mortensen
“To me, the trick is to be a good listener. If you're a good listener, you're going to be a good actor.”— Viggo Mortensen
“I'm not a method actor. I'm a boy from New York who likes to do accents. I like to study people and places and things. I like to work hard.”— Viggo Mortensen
“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.”— Viggo Mortensen
“If you're going to be an actor, you have to be a person first. You have to be a human being. You have to be a person who's interested in other people.”— Viggo Mortensen
“I think it's important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy.”— Viggo Mortensen
“I think that we have to be careful about what we read in the press and what we're told by people in positions of power.”— Viggo Mortensen
“I think that it's a good thing to have a lot of interests. It's about living life to the fullest.”— Viggo Mortensen
“I've traveled a lot. I've been to a lot of places. I've seen a lot of things. And I've met a lot of people. And what I've learned is that we're all the same.”— Viggo Mortensen
“I'm always learning. I'm always trying to grow. I'm always trying to be a better person.”— Viggo Mortensen
“You can't be a great actor if you're not a great person. I don't mean a perfect person, but you have to be a person who's willing to explore the dark side of human nature.”— Viggo Mortensen
“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.”— Viggo Mortensen