Viggo Mortenson doesn’t want to make any more Movies!?
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- By Venkman
Say it ain’t so! I hope this isn’t true because we would lose one of the great actors in the world. But, it sounds like Viggo Mortensen is pretty serious. He recently did an interview with Men’s journal where he talks about how draining and unhealthy it is when promoting his films. In the interview he claims that he’s done with acting at least in the short term. He is also very aware that taking a break in Hollywood sometimes means that you might not get to come back. Here is a quote for Mortensen.
I have no plans to do another movie. I don’t know what’s going to happen. I’m open to seeing how I feel in a while, but right now I’m not saying yes to anything.
Back in April he gave an interview with the Times in which he said:
No more movies. I haven’t said yes to one in over a year. I’ve been in all these well-received movies and it seems like I should be doing some more, but there’s other things I want to do. It’s not the right time.
He said he didn’t know when or if he would come back to making films. Throughout the years he has been offered tons of roles but has turned a vast majority of them down, because hes say’s they were crap. He isn’t in the business for the money, in fact he had this to say:
I don’t need the money. I only want enough money to live and to travel, to send my kid to school [his 20-year-old son Henry is at Columbia University in New York] and to contribute to society.
He mentioned that he’d be content if turning down films led to him never being offered them again. It’s really sad because if he really doesn’t choose to make movies again we loose a great actor. But it’s good for him if he can relax do what he want’s and live his life the way he wants to.
As for coming back for The Hobbit films… I bet he would make an exception if he really is taking the road to retirement. He has such a close connection with all of the people involved that it may be the one thing he breaks down to do.
What do you think of all this?
Source: FSR
If he has made enough money to retire, and wants to spend his days out of the limelight, who can blame him? I'd be disappointed if he didn't come back for The Hobbit (does Aragorn even have a role in The Hobbit?) but beyond that, I often wonder why more celebrities don't go out on top.
lose not loose
Aragon doesn't have a role in the Hobbit.
It would completely suck to see him go b/c he's an amazing actor. Truly amazing. But then again… dont' we all wish we were rich enough to do what we wanted instead of what we get paid to do? Unless of course we're really lucky and what we love and want to do we get paid for……. *sigh*
hes gonna be a rap star!
hes gonna be a rap star!
LOL!! Lets hope he is going to be a rap star like that JPhoenix kid
I really liked every movie Viggo Mortensen has been in, even GI Jane.
OMG he was so HOT in Eastern Promises tho and The Prophecy
Why Viggo? Why not Vin Deisel, or Channing Tatum?
I totally agree, we would be losing a Great actor but, every needs to live their own life. Maybe he needs to do that. It’s hard yeah, but we should let him go. He can always come back for his encore. See ya.
He is an artist and writer as well. If he wnats to stop acting so be it. He has enough money to enjoy the rest of his life doing what he wants to do. Sounds like everyone's dream.
There are so many crappy actors – why did one of the good ones have to go all noble and want family time?!