I have never been in a natural place and felt that 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 Quote

I think that people who get to a certain position, and then try to ferociously defend it or build on it, it's kind of a dead-end street. You see people becoming miserable that way.
- Viggo Mortensen Quote

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 Quote

In a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting.
- Viggo Mortensen Quote

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 Quote