Viggo Mortensen Quotes

  • Seeing who you are playing with is a relief. In The Lord of the Rings we did a lot of things when there was nothing there.
  • But I can also publish books by interesting painters and writers and I can afford to do so because my own books sell and there`s a public that`s interested in that. And the public have gone to see exhibitions I`ve had - more than they would have.
  • Life is short... I like to pay attention while I`m going through it. Whatever I see, like anyone else, I`m going to filter it and create my own idea of what it is. - on painting, creating music, writing poetry, and taking photographs in addition to acting
  • On the role of an actor in film: "It comes down to the fact that you supply the blue, and they supply the other colors and mix them with your blue, and maybe there`s some blue left in the painting and maybe there isn`t. Maybe there wasn`t supposed to be a...
  • I don`t plan [my career]; I wait and hope the right thing will find me.
Name Viggo Mortensen
Age 49
Height 5' 11"  (180 cm)
Eye Color Blue
Hair Color Blonde
Date of Birth October 20, 1958
Birthplace Manhattan, NY
Star Sign Libra
Nationality United States
Occupation Actor