American - Actor | October 20, 1958 -
Yes, I would agree that America, just like Spain was in the 17th Century, is the main empire of the world and they are the ones who, on the surface, are the most pushy: pushing their language, pushing their culture - or what there is of it - pushing by force their system on others.
Viggo Mortensen
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The first decade of your life is really important; it's formative.
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With any character I have played, there's infinite possibilities for how they might behave, depending on who they are talking to or how they react to things.
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The best thing an actor can be is flexible, because all directors are different and all actors are different.
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I'd like to, when it's all said and done, say that I have at least a few stories that I feel proud of.
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'The Road' was a movie that has a good reputation, even though it wasn't released very well, but that's a movie I'm very proud of.
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This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in the story, I'll fill in the blanks.
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When we shot 'The Lord of the Rings,' we had special permission to film in wild areas of New Zealand that could be accessed only by helicopter. They would drop us off and we would work all day, and they'd pick us up and take us out again.
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When I heard Puerto Ricans in New York City, it sounded very strange. And the first time I heard someone from Spain, I thought they had a speech impediment!
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I don't have a BlackBerry or whatever you call it. And there is something to be said for being isolated and out of phone range, because you can fall into a habit to such a degree that you don't even realise that you've lost something: silence.
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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.
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You can't really go back to where you came from. I don't think any of us can.
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