Viggo Mortensen is living one of the best moments of his career with Green Book. The good reviews received for his interpretation of the foul-mouthed driver Tony Lip in the current awards season leaves no room for doubt.
Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali star in one of the most favorite pictures at the Oscars
Without going any further, the actor of The Lord of the Rings is nominated for the Oscars in the category for actor in a leading role for this film that also has four other nominations for the famous statuette.
Inspired by a true story, Mortensen confessed that initially he feared "not being up to the character" because he had never starred in a role with those characteristics.
However, he revealed that when reading the script, he fell completely in love with the heart of this rude Italian American who befriends a refined black concert player amid the strong racism of the time.
“As coarse and maybe as violent as he seems at first, Tony Lip actually turns out to be a guy who’s a man of his word and someone who’s essentially decent. In a way, he has natural charm and determination”, says the actor.
Certainly, one of the most memorable characters to be remembered about this famous American actor of recognized Latin tastes.
