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Magpie
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Sep 20 2013, 2:37pm


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team player...

your comments reminded me of something I noted in the post I wrote about the actor who almost played Theoden (I linked to it in my other comment in this thread).

That is, the stunties did a haka for Bernard and Viggo and it seemed clear to me that they would not have done this for 'show.' I think they take the history of haka seriously and I think they had very high esteem and respect for both Bernard and Viggo.
http://www.myvideo.de/...t_Team_does_the_Haka

I think identifying Viggo as 'not a team player' may come down to his personality. I suspect he's a bit of an introvert who is not highly comfortable in public situations (thus not participating as fully as more extroverted cast and crew in red carpet or behind the scenes promo stuff). And I've never taken him as one of those people who is the life of the party... an always *on* entertainer. But I think, as you've said, he's shown over and over that when it comes to work he's in there giving his all and creating an atmosphere of respect for everyone involved.

Recognizing and respecting differences in personality are important. Someone who is shy or reserved can come off as aloof or snooty to some people. Someone who is exuberant and animated can come off as pushy or intrusive. Especially to people who have the opposite types of personalities! :-)

On a whim, I googled Viggo Mortensen Myers Briggs and got a page that identified him as ISFP. The portrait of an ISFP personality is here: http://www.personalitypage.com/ISFP.html

Now, I doubt that we can know with any certainty that some website has correctly identified Viggo's MB profile. But read the description of "The Artist." To my eyes, that fits Viggo quite well.

I used to think I was really just too odd to bear. Growing up and into young adulthood.... no one I knew was like me. No one I knew thought like me. And lots of them mocked or scolded me for not being more 'like them'. When I heard about Myers Briggs and identified my personality it was like coming home. That description (not the same as Viggos!) fit me to a T and I didn't feel so alone and - I guess I am odd, but it's not because I'm bad or flawed. It's because that's my personality makeup. I can try to make it work for me and work around it but I'm not really going to be radically different than the person I've always been. Less than 4% of the population has a personality type like me which explained those feelings that I wasn't like other people.

I am grateful for every friend who *gets* me (whether my oddities annoy them or not) and either appreciates finding a kindred spirit or has the grace to not judge me for not being like them. I try to, as often as I can, extend the same courtesy. With Viggo it's not so hard because, although we're not the same MB personality type, we're not that far apart, either. I identify with him quite strongly. And, after all the stuff I've seen from him and about him, I have quite high respect for him.

As for box office revenues and what level meets the criteria of tanking (a bit loaded, that word)... I don't think he cares too much about it and I know I don't. I liked Hildalgo. That's what matters to me. I'm more invested in finding and identifying what makes me happy than determining what the masses of the world think is important and stepping in time with their opinions.

;-)


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