I was raised speaking English and Spanish. And I also speak Danish. And I can get by in French and Italian. I've acted in Spanish and English, but when something has to do with emotions, sometimes I feel I can get to the heart of the matter better in Spanish.
Viggo MortensenIt's hard not to get depressed when you pay attention to the world and how strangely and corrupt the people in it sometimes behave.
Viggo MortensenI think maybe because I do other things and they mean as much to me as movie acting, it takes the onus off me. It's not the end of the world if I can't get a film job, or if a movie doesn't turn out well - even though I don't like it when that happens.
Viggo MortensenPhotography, painting or poetry - those are just extensions of me, how I perceive things; they are my way of communicating.
Viggo Mortensen