I think that every person has many, many people inside of them. We change our personality depending on who we are talking to or what situation we are…

- Viggo Mortensen

It's hard not to get depressed when you pay attention to the world and how strangely and corrupt the people in it sometimes behave.

- Viggo Mortensen

Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is. People lose their capacity to walk, run, travel, think, and exp…

- Viggo Mortensen

You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it. Democracy, marriage, friendship. You can't just say she's m…

- Viggo Mortensen

You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it.

- Viggo Mortensen

You should always do the things in life that are both interesting and make you afraid.

- 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 whateve…

- Viggo Mortensen

When you're under stress as a human being, you behave oddly and your relationships with people become strained.

- Viggo Mortensen

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We…

- Viggo Mortensen