Freud was the son of a Jewish merchant who had to move his whole family to Vienna because … - Viggo Mortensen

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Viggo Mortensen

Freud was the son of a Jewish merchant who had to move his whole family to Vienna because he couldn't get work. He, as a boy, had to watch his father be mocked and abused on the street for being Jewish. . . You develop a thick skin and you develop a certain kind of wit to defend yourself.

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