Viggo Mortensen Quotes

Indeed, I am repeatedly astonished by the number of really good writers who understand human beings so well on paper but don't know how to deal with them in real life.

I have a lot of different traits to my personality, depending on who I'm around, and what the dynamic in the situation is.

But some actors I have met possess an intelligence that I can only dream of. It's about character, it's about behavior. They understand things about people that I simply don't see.

Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures.

I studied psychology in school, and I learned how to understand people's feelings, how to get along with people and relate to people.

I think I am a pretty good at understanding each character of each person I meet.

Understanding people certainly impacts your ability to communicate with others.

If you would stand well with a great mind, leave him with a favorable impression of yourself; if with a little mind, leave him with a favorable impression of himself.

Guess what? Human beings are complex.

I think there's times where I'm introverted, and there's times where I'm extroverted.

Some people might say I'm two different people, but I think it's more like seven or eight.

I honestly always really try to get people to share their feelings. I always say to everyone that communication is key.

I've been able to read people real good throughout my life.

I'm not always smiling when I'm on the golf course. Sometimes, hey, listen, people have regular jobs. You go to them when they're working, and you catch them not in the best moment either. So I understand how people could perceive me. But come get to know me, and I'm totally a different person.

Experience helps you read certain situations better and make less mistakes in terms of behavior.

The environment around you shapes who you are. How you handle an emergency or how you react when someone is rude to you, that's you.

I Iike listening to people talking. I'm really interested in people's lives and what makes us work, what makes us weak, at times, and things that can make us stronger.

That seems to be my superpower - really understanding what motivates people.

I'm good at reading people. If I wasn't an actor, I would be a psychologist.

The field of AI has traditionally been focused on computational intelligence, not on social or emotional intelligence. Yet being deficient in emotional intelligence (EQ) can be a great disadvantage in society.

Smart people tend to know what is happening in a group situation and how to deal with others in the most effective way. They ask good questions, listen to what others are saying, and stay engaged in conversations intently.

When you're good at controlling your own emotions, you can disguise your true feelings. When you know what others are feeling, you can tug at their heartstrings and motivate them to act against their own best interests.

I was trained to be loud, passionate, direct. I didn't realize for the longest time I was intimidating.

Sometimes I feel a bit socially disconnected in terms of being a little bit gullible about how people interrelate emotionally.

I know, for a fact, that I'm a very different person on my own than I am with someone else. We are different with each other. These things are constantly adjusted. And that's true of humans. That's not just true of famous people.