Viggo Mortensen Quotes

I like the detail work of telling a story in small pieces, as is done in movie-making, and also the long leap of faith needed to see a theatre performance through each night. Both require focus and self-discipline.

Viggo Mortensen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 20, 1958

Topics

WorkFaithFocusDetailTheatre

It's not a bad thing fighting for equality and helping the poor. It's not a bad thing to have on your professional tombstone: 'He believed in equality and he helped the poor.'

Joe Jamail

EqualityFightingBadProfessional

I spent the bulk of my career on building my company, and Morningstar is where the passion is.

Joe Mansueto

PassionBuildingCareerCompanyBulk

What I love about new technology is that it really pushes the art. It really pushes it in a way that you can't imagine until you come up with the idea. It's idea-based. You can do anything.

Robert Rodriguez

LoveTechnologyArtYouNewWay

I don't think, generally speaking, people become writers because they were the really good, really cool, attractive kid in class. I'll be honest. This is our revenge for people who were much better looking and more popular than us. I was a bit like that, I suppose.

Steven Moffat

GoodPeopleCoolLookingRevenge

Had I not come out with an inspirational CD, you perhaps would have never known that I feel like I feel, that all songs, all the music I've ever done is a gift from God.

Smokey Robinson

InspirationalMusicGodGiftYou

I'd rather call myself a mischief-maker, an imp, rather than a satirist. Satirist sounds so self important. Plus no one is calling himself an imp right now. It makes me feel special.

Mo Rocca

MyselfMeSelfFeelImportantNow

As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them.

Josh Billings

FamilyGoodWomanShePantsRight

I think Americans are weirdly puritanistic about psychopharmaceuticals. There are millions of people out there who would otherwise be dead or rocking by themselves in a corner who now lead full and normal lives because of amazing and wonderful scientific advances.

Douglas Coupland

PeopleAmazingThinkNowDeadOut

I have a fan base that goes everywhere from 5 to - I don't even know what age, but grown adults.

Christina Milian

AgeKnowFanEvenEverywhereGoes

That's why we do this. In country music, we do this for this very reason... to impact people lyrically, to be a part of their lives.

Brad Paisley

MusicPeopleImpactCountryWhy

The wise learn many things from their enemies.

Aristophanes

WiseLearnEnemiesThingsMany

People think that dreams are better than reality but this is not always the case; sometimes, because you dream too much, you are unable to see what you have in front of your very eyes.

Antonio Munoz Molina

DreamsEyesPeopleThinkBetterYou

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