Viggo Mortensen and Woody Harrelson: In their own words  Todd
Hill By Todd Hill Staten Island Advance on November 24, 2009 at
4:18 PM, updated November 24, 2009 at 5:02 PM APTOPIX Premiere
The Road N_001.JPGActor Viggo Mortensen attends the U.S.
premiere of his new film "The Road" last week in Manhattan.
Over the past 10 years of speaking with Hollywood celebrities,
I've learned a few tricks. They aren't particularly clever
tricks, but seeing as how I went in essentially knowing nothing
about the gig, they've served me well. One such trick --- always
ask the talent about their passions (this really applies to
talking with anyone, and if they're interesting people they
won't just talk about themselves). What the celebs say may not
make it in the article I write, but the questions will more
often than not open them up and get them engaged, which is vital
when they've answering questions from journalists for hours or
days or weeks on end.  I recently sat down for lengthy 1:1
interviews with the actors Viggo Mor