Charlie Rose Show 12/3/02

[@timovangalen1589]

I admire Viggo Mortensen's conviction. He opposed the War on Terror at a time when it was hideously unpopular to do so and when he was in the public eye. Very few people are brave enough to do that.

[@chooselove4all574]

Wow, yes. I agree, and you could see it was an uncomfortable interview for Charlie because of the controversial nature of what Viggo was saying, but also that he was intrigued by Viggo's astute political understanding.

[@vishyvikranth]

"In a time of universal deceit , telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell. Viggo is as real as it gets. A real MAN.

[@THEDOORIZCLOSED]

He saw thru the bullshit before we did...

[@scottwarren4998]

@@THEDOORIZCLOSED how could i have seen through the bullshit at that time? i was only 9 years old. ofcourse i would have changed my views to viggo's views if i had been older and wiser.

[@THEDOORIZCLOSED]

@@scottwarren4998 lol i know. That makes sense. But some adults could understand it. Most didnt

[@SpiritMQ]

What mad courage this guy has to speak up at a time when it wasn't cool to talk against the government. My respect and love for this man grows whenever I listen to him speak up his mind... What a beautiful courageous man inside out... Honestly nobody could've been a perfect Aragorn than him... He was born to be Aragorn... My Captain, My King ❤

[@Babbalicious72]

He is so intelligent. I love his views on this topic. I don't just love him because he's absolutely gorgeous, but because he's child-like in a way, so free-spirited and caring, yet at the same time, he's so mature and so intellectual, he's just great

[@Liljamoon]

He puts everything so well, I'm very impressed by him. If more people were like him the world would be a better place :)

[@AoibheannStateira]

the man is brilliant. this interview is what got me past his looks mostly and into his other stuff. he's soo intelligent and well spoken and passionate and temperate. I would love to just have a conversation with him. He is aware of sooo much

[@CaptainJackRIPER]

I have a lot of respect for him and his ideals.

[@ruly8153]

If this interview had been done today it would be a big deal all over the internet and those knuckleheads online would be screaming WOKE!!!!!

[@mrsbookthief]

viggo...i mean i love you anyway, as an actor, poet, artist etc. but this was reaaally brave!

[@fasulia67]

This is a brave man

[@Jefferdaughter]

The people of the Untied States of America have not only the right to question the government buearacracy when it fails to serve them - they have, under the Constitution, the obligation to do so.

[@nilousettimio8730]

Love Viggo. He is so well informed and intelligent.

[@stanislavanovakova2443]

Viggo is very smart guy, with open mind....he can see more, then usualy people see only watching TV. 😊❤

[@josephinemateo2553]

The problem that I have with Charlie Rose is that he’s always interrupting the guest who is speaking. Like let them answer the damn question.

[@squishmeify]

He did get a degree in Spanish and Government...

[@ernestoaranda5855]

squishmeify he was raised in Spanish, it was his first language. Just found out.

[@HenrikaArcana]

This video always gives me such hope. I'm an infj just like Viggo, and I feel incredibly alone and alienated at times feeling like I'm the only one actually not losing myself into the patterns and beliefs our entire society is based upon. People don't want to hear the truth they themselves also know to be the reality beyond social and psychological illusions, because it's too uncomfortable to look at. Too many things would have to be questioned if one took on that task. Whenever I feel hopeless and like I just don't fit in this world of stuck up beliefs and people constantly escaping the truth and lying to themselves, I watch this video and admire his cognition at play: his objective point of view, his lack of ego, will to get to the truth, honesty and authenticity, empathy and social skills, the completeness of his intuitive passion. He really cares about people, about the truth, and because of his immense courage, he feels like, against the need for social balance, which is also very important for an infj, when given the opportunity and space he expresses his full concerns for where the situation is at and going towards. This is why it is so hard and heavy to live amongst people as an infj - you see the linear cause and effect all the time and people's motives behind ignoring it, and you hate constantly having to take the role of shaking up the reality so that people would wake up and look at the lies they tell to themselves. It is not to say that an infj doesn't have blind spots, we have plenty, especially when it comes to taking care of everyday tasks, which can make it very hard and heavy to live with an infj. But it is this mystic like courage and insight I so love about my cognition type, and I admire Viggo for using it for good the way he does💗

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

Viggo is modern renessaince man

[@PowerofYourAwareness]

it looks like he was filming hidalgo at the time of this interview, by his haircut

[@sweetblond91]

Wow he looks hot here!

[@elseptimodelfin]

AMERICAN JOURNALIST HAS SUCH A NARROW-MINDED POINT OF VIEW SO CHARACTERISTIC OF THEM!

[@carlsogari3249]

thin young rugged then but still the same freedom and clarity of expression now and then Viggo.

[@danieletammurello7177]

Viggo has to do the movie of kurt cobain's life!

[@MrPhantom95]

He's to old. But apart from that he would fit.

[@Kraut2121]

I’m glad he didn’t get angry and it stayed a reasonable discussion for the most part

[@THEDOORIZCLOSED]

Im here bc he looks THE EXACT same in the movie captain fantastic in his 50s or 60s. Will stay for the conversation

[@maureenlippincott9528]

OMG, Viggo is SO incredibly handsome, gorgeous, beautiful!! wow.

[@annereid9101]

I want to see the rest!!!!

[@MGSVxBreakpoint]

It took some time, but he made a good case eventually.

[@OneCarnivorous]

great stuff

[@Blickafram]

You are raising very nteresting questons by asking Yourself. This is the start of active selfawareness. Ask the question why are we doing so? So Nice to hear that You say you are more interested of making things better. You do not like that Your own counrty is so violent. Many innocent People die and we need to see we ourselves we are a part of killing when we are quiet.

[@Liljamoon]

@creat3d I totally agree. He is talking about very important political issues, and someone still only cares about how he looks. That's not what's important with this interview

[@barbaramcavoy9479]

is this from 2002???

[@Cycon91]

y he's a Dane, so thats why his voice is like that, really

[@Aylilein0990]

@greenviolets1 e's not swedish he's danish ;)

I like this comment by paulianna1 about the 'waking from bed' voice, and indeed this advice about the Penn film which I am just about to watch. I actually only discovered Viggo Mortenssen two days ago, so I'm a little behind the rest of the world. It seems everyone else likes him too. Of course he's not really American is he, he's Swedish. I think he's Swedish. Somewhere Nordic and cold at any rate.

[@BekirSai]

One only clear good thing in USA is: *You can criticise even the Government.*

[@vishyvikranth]

Can't really blame them tbh. If I were in their place and similarly uninformed about world politics (like Elijah) or just shocked to see my co-star start talking about US global militarism on such a widely viewed programme of a cable network which is most probably controlld by the same powerful people, I'd probably shut up too lest I expose my own ignorance in such important matterss.

[@Jonksss]

Considering your comment was written 9 years ago, it hasn't aged all that well.

[@pizzakrydder2515]

@elseptimodelfin I think in the US, the media is not seperated enough from the politics, it's not the independent media it should be

[@cinnamonsizzlepersonal9775]

This comment has aged particularly well

[@darklordixor]

He looks very handsome here, shame people age so fast. I really wish I had the chance to be part of the lotr crew.

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

Yeah this was his prime age

[@BTaylor3444]

Viggo could play Kurt Cobain.

[@Gemineye22666]

Would've been perfect back then

[@sweetblond91]

So for thinking somebody is hot i'm directly labeled as being dumb? That's really fascinating please do go on.

[@nailfelagund7508]

Charlie is despicable.

[@bohamian903]

This man hasn't acted since

[@TheSgtkite]

Unsure if being sarcastic or if you're unaware of the last twenty years of movies

[@bohamian903]

@@TheSgtkite yes

[@trexpixx4590]

I always had seen the shadow of Mordor as the spread of Islam.

[@ggr.]

Damn shame you feel that way. Antithetical to the spirit of the story and the films.

[@trexpixx4590]

You are completely wrong. The backdrop for the destruction of the land and the people was WWI. That was the inspiration coupled with developing a myth for the English, like the Norse myths. Also during the WWI there was an alliance between the Nazi's and Islam (although, the Nazis were the focus).. It is well documented. "Stand men of the west" where do you think that came from? All men of the west uniting to defeat the Nazis. Even, PSB has done documentaries on this and Tolkien influence, motivations and his deep Christian beliefs, just like his BFF, C. S. Lewis another Christian writer.

[@ggr.]

ok you wrote a lot but he was not a man who was strongly anti islam or anything and the books are certainly not an allegory for the spread of the religion. Tolkien actually has refuted the idea that LOTR is specifically referencing WWII before. The reason I said it was antithetical to the spirit of the films is more because your comment sounded Islamaphobic and because the thinking that got you there is clearly a stretch.

[@vishyvikranth]

No wonder they say blondes are dumb....just saying /shrug . Hope you got more out of this interview than just his looks.

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

He was stunning there