Being an actor, imitating to the point of inhabiting the lives of others, may simply be a way of continuing to do what I learned to do as a boy - to travel, mentally and physically.
Viggo MortensenEven the implication that The Lord of the Rings is a mythic story about Western, white supremacy - regardless of the political leanings of anyone who tries to make that case - is a load of self-justifying, destructive horseshit.
Viggo MortensenI like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
Viggo MortensenIn a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting.
Viggo Mortensen