MOSCOW, September 1 On the eve of his 65th birthday, the popular theater and film actor Sergei Garmash gave an open interview at the Rossiya Segodnya press center. He spoke about his childhood, tours in Donbass, as well as how Russian cinema is experiencing sanctions and what pleased him with his role in “Cheburashka”.
About his birth on Knowledge Day: there was a complaint to the parents
There were about eight of us boys in my neighborhood in Kherson; in the summer we gathered in the yard, drank soda, and ate cakes. And on September 1 I had to go to school.
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It seemed to me that my parents did this on purpose, and I had a complaint against them for this.
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But in one second it turned into a wonderful holiday when I went to study in Dnepropetrovsk and then to Moscow. The first of September is an easy day; over the summer, some feuds and grievances are forgotten. The school year began with my birthday, with a good student drinking session.
About age: there must be a connection with the ten-year-old self
The other day I was in Yevpatoria, where I spent my childhood. I drove and told my children — this is where we jumped over the fence. And then, like a running line, the thought: how cool it would be to jump over the fence, and that summer cinema with that very film would be open there.
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When such communication with yourself is alive, and you, even if alone with a pillow, at 65 years old can feel like a ten-year-old, it means that everything is in order with age.
About the feast: it disappears somewhere
I once liked the feast. During my student years at the young Sovremennik.
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Over time, the assortment, tablecloths and interiors became better, but the feast disappeared somewhere.
To sit ceremoniously in the center of a table with a huge number of guests is incredible to me. I can’t stand this.
About gifts: the best of them is a role in “Cheburashka”
Among my childhood gifts, I remember the bicycle that my dad promised me if I finished the fourth quarter without a single C grade. But already on September 10, after the first check of the diary, the two-wheeler flew into the attic.
I have already received a fantastic present this year. They say you can't give before your birthday, but Yellow, Black & White did this nine months before the holiday.
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A friend called me: “You are already a famous person, but now you have an electorate that no one else at your age has.” You have children!"
There was an amazing moment: in early February I stopped at a gas station. There was a woman standing at the cash register, and with her a girl of about six. Suddenly the child’s eyes enlarge tenfold, and she yells at the entire gas station: “Mom, Gena!” It was the best gift.
About the continuation of «Cheburashka»: it is being written diligently
Any other company would be filming a sequel to «Cheburashka» by now. But this one doesn't take off. I will say one thing: they write — and write very diligently. And well done for doing this.
«Cheburashka» in short film format will appear much earlier than the sequel.
About social networks: life isn’t enough as it is
“I don’t already have enough life to watch, relax, read, listen…< br />Those for whom it really helps in their work can spend time on social networks. But this is not a story for communication or learning. At master classes, I try to explain to young guys: only what is selected from several books and rewritten by your hand will become your knowledge. In the first grade, children should be given at least a six-month course on the difference between knowledge obtained from the Internet and from literature.
And then, behind communication on social networks there is a great psychological tragedy that will respond much later. Such stories are already appearing in movies: two people meet, fall in love, shed tears, have a wedding, and then it turns out that this is necessary in order to post a photo on a social network. And when there is no mobile phone, they have nothing to talk about.
About cinema: there are more women
A year in the army was taken away from young people, and the male generation became somewhat infantilized. This is my personal thought, I do not presume to confirm it. But pay attention to the huge number of female names that have appeared in the positions of screenwriters, producers, directors and even operators.
About sanctions: we are present at the best festivals
Despite the fact that we are under sanctions — we cannot buy additional equipment, lighting, sources for makeup — look at the results of the Vyborg festival. Every year we still attend class A festivals.
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This is our national character: they beat us, but we grow stronger.
O on tour in Donbass: people feel needed
Last December, the artists of the Mikhalkov Theater and I went to the LPR and DPR, gave concerts there, where I read Paustovsky and Kuprin, the guys read Sasha Cherny, and the girls from the Donetsk and Lugansk Philharmonic played. Then we invited them to Moscow and played two performances here.
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This is for our heroes, the people who protect us. It’s great when people living in Donetsk and Lugansk and tired of being afraid continue to work and feel needed. I was incredibly pleased with them.
As soon as I have the opportunity, I will definitely repeat something similar.