Viggo Mortensen Quotes About Culture
-
I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.
→ -
One of the most recent things we did [in Perceval Press] is a reissue of a fantastic documentary about Russian prison tattoo culture by Alix Lambert called The Mark of Cain. We've done books from Twilight of Empire, that actually has forewords by Howard Zinn and Dennis Kucinich and others, to books of poetry, photography, painting - all kinds of books.
→ -
Yes, I would agree that America, just like Spain was in the 17th Century, is the main empire of the world and they are the ones who, on the surface, are the most pushy: pushing their language, pushing their culture - or what there is of it - pushing by force their system on others.
→ -
When I was 11, I moved to the United States with my two brothers and my mom. We moved to northern New York, up near the Canadian border, from Argentina, and there was nobody there that spoke Spanish, and because there was no internet at the time, not even cable TV yet, I lost the connection with my childhood friends and the culture I had been brought up with for my first decade completely.
→ -
I'm certainly curious about people. As a kid, I moved around a lot. I was raised in a lot of different places, and thanks to working in the movies, I've gotten to keep traveling. I've always been interested in other cultures and languages.
→
Related Authors
-
Liv Tyler Actress -
Christopher Lee Actor -
Sean Astin Film actor -
Dominic Monaghan Actor -
Ian Mckellen Actor -
Orlando Bloom Actor -
George MacKay Actor -
Elijah Wood Actor -
Peter Jackson Film director -
Michael Fassbender Actor -
Sean Bean Film actor -
Exene Cervenka Singer -
Kirsten Dunst Actress -
Stuart Townsend Actor -
Billy Boyd Actor -
Ed Harris Actor -
John Rhys-Davies Actor -
David Cronenberg Filmmaker -
Kodi Smit-McPhee Actor -
Oscar Isaac Actor