Exclusive Viggo Mortensen Webchat with Empire #OTR mention

Viggo Mortensen plays Sigmund Freud in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method - out February 10 - starring alongside Michael Fassbender's Carl Jung and Keira Knightley's Sabina Spielrein. While he was out and about in London town recently, our man Mortensen came round the Empire offices to talk about playing the founding father of psychoanalysis, as well as other topics, such as mechanised underwear, professional photography and Carlito's Way - and here is the resulting webchat transcript.

Stencil says: Hi Viggo, you were fantastic in The Road, what was the most fun part about doing this film for you? 
Working with Kodi Smit-McPhee, who is an extraordinarily talented young actor. For those who haven't seen the movie yet, he played my son, a very difficult role. 
Quentin says: What was it that got you interested in A Dangerous Method? 
Was it mostly working again with Cronenberg, or the psychological theme ? Or both? Firstly, working with David Cronenberg again. 
Secondly, the bait that David threw my way, in the form of an elaborate system of undergarments that Sigmund Freud was reputed to have employed on some of his summer excursions deep into the Alps. They included an elaborate system of miniaturised pulleys and wires that assisted in muscular stimulation for the steeper climbs. I was allowed to wear these undergarments in all scenes whether I was climbing or not.
*vonch says: 
Hello Viggo, could you tell us something about your experience working on On The Road? Well, like the role of Freud for David, I was surprised when Walter Salles offered me the role of Bull Lee, the character based on William Burroughs. But then I thought that there were certain things that the two characters had in common, in particular the fact that they both were mentor figures for younger like-minded thinkers. Since I had just completed playing Freud, and had enjoyed that experience, I thought why the hell not?

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