Looking at acting, in the movies or the theater, and the way I like to look at it, itโs just an extension of childhood playโฆ Kids play and imagine in a very intense fashion and they donโt need any director telling them โYou really have to believe in it.โ They believe in it completely.
Viggo MortensenIn other words, Iโm against cheating, greed, cruelty, racism, imperialism, religious fundamentalism, treason, and the seemingly limitless capacity for hypocrisy shown by Bush and his administration.
Viggo MortensenPeople will like to say that 'Eastern Promises' is brutal, but the only reason they say that is because the scenes stick with them. They are realistic. They are in-your-face and you see the consequences. It's not a bunch of quick editing cuts.
Viggo MortensenYou know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it.
Viggo Mortensen