Viggo Mortensen Quotes

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Viggo Mortensen

Profession : Actor

Birth : October 20, 1958

I have a work ethic. If I say I'm going to do something, I do it.

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Saying you are a patriot does not make you one; wearing a flag pin does not in itself mean anything at all.

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One of the most effective tools that the Cheney-Bush junta has used to marginalize dissenting or even mildly inquisitive American citizens has been the accusation of being unpatriotic.

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I don't like the 'must', the 'always', and the 'never' words. I don't like 'no' either.

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The money I earn from films means I can help the people I want to help - you can do a lot of good if you want to.

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There's no sense in doing something, especially if it's a hard job, if you can't have a little fun.

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Each time I make a movie, it's like a paid scholarship to a different university course.

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I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching television. I happen to want to read books. But I know I can't read all the books or watch all the movies in one lifetime.

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I was raised in Argentina until I was 11 and now I go back there a lot, at least twice a year. It's a country where I feel very comfortable and it represents an important period in my life.

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The Holocaust movie is almost a genre in itself these days.

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I don't like people who get into fights about football - or anything else.

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I try to avoid conflict. I don't want people to be unhappy.

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