Q&A; Viggo Mortensen

Sometime poet, indie publisher, photographer, painter, musician and Lord of the Rings king Viggo Mortensen plays a family man in A History of Violence.

I read that your co-star Maria Bello said her first reaction after watching the film was, "I thought I was going to vomit." What was your reaction?

Umm ... I didn't feel like puking. I was very happy, to be honest. I guess I was sort of drained, but the main thing I felt was happy. I think David Cronenberg's way of [making] a movie is as close to perfect as you're going to find.

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