Viggo Mortensen is in San Sebastian this week with his directorial debut “Falling” to receive one of this year’s prestigious Donostia awards. On Thursday afternoon, the multi-hyphenate filmmaker he…
” to receive one of this year’s prestigious Donostia awards. On Thursday afternoon, the multi-hyphenate filmmaker held a press conference ahead of the evening’s award ceremony.
“I wasn’t intentionally of copying anyone or anything, but I’m sure that when I wrote the script and told the story of the film, everything I’ve seen and lived influenced me,” he said. Although he didn’t write the role of “Falling’s” John Peterson for himself, he agreed to fill the role to make the production possible.
Quick to change the subject away from his own on-screen contribution, he heaped praise on his critically acclaimed co-star Lance Henriksen. Several questions were asked about the autobiographical nature of his screenplay, and how close events and characters in the film are to those from his own life. While he admitted that his own family history did influence the film, the script was entirely fiction.
“I want to keep directing, and I have to keep acting to make a living,” he explained. “’Falling’ isn’t going to make me a lot of money. It’s hard financing an independent film. But if people with money and influence like this one, maybe the next one will be easier. But I’m not counting on it.”
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