Quotes by Viggo Mortensen

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American actor · American · 1958

Danish-American actor (born 1958)

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“On a practical level, poetry isn't something anybody has really made a great living at. I might sell some books and, once in a while, someone might pay to hear me read.”

— Viggo Mortensen

Great Me Living

“Photography, painting or poetry - those are just extensions of me, how I perceive things; they are my way of communicating.”

— Viggo Mortensen

Me Photography Painting

“I have a publishing company of books by me and books of others. It drew people to poetry readings and photo exhibitions and painting exhibitions that I've been doing for years before that.”

— Viggo Mortensen

Me Painting Company

“Like most people I can be lazy, so it's nice to have a goal or deadline or reason to work out. I feel better when I get to exercise, or when I'm outdoors. I like to hike, swim and run, and I love t...”

— Viggo Mortensen

Love Work Goal

“I'm just looking as always for something that's stimulating and I hope to find a good story that's a challenge, whether it's big or small. Or that it finds me. I don't have like a career plan. Mayb...”

— Viggo Mortensen

Good Challenge Me

“You know, Freud accepted his lot very stoically and very well and with a sense of humor. He aged and died gracefully, and there's a lot to be said for that.”

— Viggo Mortensen

Sense Of Humor Know You

“You have a moral obligation to finish the job you said you would do.”

— Viggo Mortensen

“Adapt and overcome.”

— Viggo Mortensen

“A lot of people can forget about you in Los Angeles.”

— Viggo Mortensen

“Just because you are lucky does not mean you make good choices.”

— Viggo Mortensen