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- In a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting. — Viggo Mortensen
- There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom, ever. — Viggo Mortensen
- If you're trying to please everyone, then you're not going to make anything that is honestly yours, I don't think, in the long run. — Viggo Mortensen
- Like most people I can be lazy, so it's nice to have a goal or deadline or reason to work out. I feel better when I get to exercise, or when I'm outdoors. I like to hike, swim and run, and I love to play soccer. — Viggo Mortensen
- I'm just looking as always for something that's stimulating and I hope to find a good story that's a challenge, whether it's big or small. Or that it finds me. I don't have like a career plan. Maybe I should, but I don't. — Viggo Mortensen
- I have never been in a natural place and felt that it was a waste of time. I never have. And it's a relief. If I'm walking around a desert or whatever, every second is worthwhile. — Viggo Mortensen