Life is short – that’s why Viggo Mortensen wants to make the best of it. The film star gets along well with herself.
Augsburg – The film star Viggo Mortensen (62) can, in his own words, be alone.
“I feel good in my own skin. So far that I can manage for days, if not weeks, on my own, ”said the actor (“ Green Book – A Special Friendship ”,“ The Lord of the Rings ”) of the“ Augsburger Allgemeine ”(Saturday). “I don’t have to talk to anyone, find ways to be active without getting nervous.”
Of course, he also had self-doubts, but he was open about that, said the American with Danish ancestors. “I also have no problem when other people disagree with me. Ultimately, all of this can be traced back to the realization of how short life is. ”That is exactly why he wants to make the best of it.
In his current film “Falling” (in theaters since Thursday), which is also his directorial debut, Mortensen deals with the death of his parents a few years ago. It is hard to accept the finiteness of life – “but this fact cannot be shaken. I don’t believe in the afterlife either. And if you accept the death of others, you also have to come to terms with the fact that you won’t be there forever. “
Life is full of uncertainty, even if everyone tries to “filter memories and control our presence in the mind so that life feels predictable”. “But we’re kidding ourselves. Who knows, we might be run over by a car tomorrow. And how unpredictable everything is, even those who aggressively deny it have become aware of the pandemic. ”Dpa
