I think, on a surface level, people are surprised to see me playing such a passive role in 'Good.'
Viggo MortensenWith any character I have played thereโs infinite possibilities for how they might behave, depending on who they are talking to or how they react to things.
Viggo MortensenBe kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them.
Viggo MortensenWhen people say that entertainers should "know your place," they might as well say the same thing about plumbers and teachers and cab drivers. We all should be able to express our views.
Viggo MortensenIf you don't find some way to discuss what's going on inside you, it can come out in other ways that are self-destructive.
Viggo MortensenFreud was the son of a Jewish merchant who had to move his whole family to Vienna because he couldn't get work. He, as a boy, had to watch his father be mocked and abused on the street for being Jewish... You develop a thick skin and you develop a certain kind of wit to defend yourself.
Viggo Mortensen