{"id":4613,"date":"2019-02-18T23:57:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T22:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/?p=4613"},"modified":"2019-02-18T23:57:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T22:57:45","slug":"the-one-who-stole-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/the-one-who-stole-the-show\/","title":{"rendered":"The One Who Stole the Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

People on the set say that he has a \u2018characteristic face and piercing gaze\u2019 and he \u2018steals the show.\u2019 It\u2019s a blessing and a curse.
While his look resembles that of a pre-war matin\u00e9e idol, his personal styling is more like that from Dangerous Minds movie Only his behaviour is constant \u2013 always a\u00a0gentleman.
Actor Eryk Kulm Jr. on unusual combinations, opposites and everything else that the viewer will not see on the screen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

People say that you \u2018have an unforgettable face.\u2019 <\/strong>
Is it hard in your private life to walk down the street unnoticed?<\/strong>
Thank you! That\u2019s very nice to hear. To be honest, I\u00a0don\u2019t pay much attention to whether I\u00a0am being recognised in my private life, because it wasn\u2019t an end in itself when I\u00a0chose this profession. But yes, I\u00a0do notice that people tend to react rather positively when they see me. Perhaps it\u2019s because of the good aura or the energy that I\u00a0am trying to send out to the world. I\u00a0laugh a\u00a0lot and joke, either with the lady in a\u00a0shop or with a\u00a0person who talks to me on the street. I\u00a0really like people and positive vibesthat I\u00a0try to pass on to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And indeed, even your profile on the Instagram is more of a\u00a0composition of funny videos, shot by no one else than yourself, rather than a\u00a0multitude of \u2018selfies\u2019 or attempts to promote various products.<\/strong>
That\u2019s true. I\u00a0thought that if people want to devote their time to visit my profile, I\u00a0should at least give them a\u00a0chance to see something other than, for example, the food I\u00a0was having that day. It\u2019s all the more pleasant when my videos put a\u00a0smile on someone\u2019s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some people also say that you are \u2018rebellious.\u2019 \u00a0Allegedly, when the dean asked you why you chose acting, you replied with \u201cI\u00a0would like to buy BMW7.\u201d It was quite risky, considering that the other students argued their choice by saying that they want to contribute to the development of art and the like. Is \u2018rebellious\u2019 a\u00a0label or an image, or is there something you are particularly rebellious against?<\/strong>
I\u2019m not sure if \u2018rebellious\u2019 is the right word. The aim
is not to rebel without a\u00a0cause. I\u00a0try to focus on positive things, on something that brings me joy rather than on what annoys me. Certainly, there are moments when it is difficult not to react, but it is more a\u00a0matter of respecting oneself than of being \u2018rebellious.\u2019 Sometimes it bothers me, and from what I\u2019ve heard, it bothers also the viewers, that always the same faces are being cast in Polish films or TV series.
Another problem in Polish cinematography is the issue of actor\u2019s wages. I\u00a0sometimes reject a\u00a0role because the proposed wage is just ridiculous. Unfortunately, someone else accepts it. The actors break ranks.
As long as there is no solidarity between actors on this matter, it will not get better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would seem that the diploma of an Academy of Dramatic Art is a\u00a0fast track to a\u00a0successful career. After all, only a\u00a0few get accepted, and then even fewer manage to get the diploma.<\/strong>
I\u2019m not sure if that\u2019s the case. Nowadays, nobody is interested in whether you have graduated or not. Sometimes you can observe a\u00a0division between professional and non-professional actors, but today, directors just look for \u2018naturals,\u2019 believing that they are more real than poorly educated students of art schools. And it\u2019s hard to be surprised<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best advertisement are your roles, like Karol Hanusz in \u201cBodo\u201d, Zygmunt Kazanecki in \u201cBelle Epoque\u201d or Chlestakov in \u201cRewizor\u201d [The Government Inspector] in STUDIO Theatre Gallery. What are you working on right now?<\/strong>
Currently I\u00a0play in the series \u201cWojenne Dziewczyny\u201d [War Girls] in Kwadrat and Capitol theatres, and I\u2019ve just finished shooting for \u201cMowa Ptak\u00f3w\u201d [The language of birds] directed by Xawery \u017bu\u0142awski based on the screenplay by the late Andrzej \u017bu\u0142awski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So you can\u2019t complain about the lack of work, but in fact, you don\u2019t have a\u00a0typical Polish face. Apparently, it can be a\u00a0curse in our home film industry. I\u00a0also know that you still have U.S. citizenship. Have you been thinking about a\u00a0career overseas?<\/strong>
I\u00a0once said to myself that I\u00a0would be the first Polish actor to win an Oscar, and since it would be rather difficult for me to do it from here\u2026 who knows (laughs). Fortunately, however, I\u00a0still have some time, because I\u00a0also promised myself that I\u00a0would get it before I\u2019m 32, the age Al Pacino played in the award-winning \u201cGodfather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are keeping our fingers crossed! However, apart from your ambitious plans in acting, you\u2019ve also considered a\u00a0musical career. You probably inherited this talent and passion from your dad (ed. Eryk Kulm, a\u00a0prominent jazzman, a\u00a0drummer).<\/strong>
Perhaps there is something to it because I\u00a0didn\u2019t even think about it that much. Some things just happen naturally. For nine years, I\u00a0attended music school. I\u00a0can sing, play drums and piano. I\u2019ve been creating electronic music with my friend for some time now. Currently, we are searching for a\u00a0name for our duo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The actor and musician is a\u00a0compatible combination. Surely, however, the actor\u2019s profession is all the more difficult as it does not give as much freedom as creating music. Do you sometimes have problems with identity, personality, playing different characters at the same time?<\/strong>
I\u00a0don\u2019t think it\u2019s causing me too much trouble. It\u2019s quite the opposite; I\u00a0would love to play various complicated, not so obvious, maybe even surreal characters. I\u00a0have similar tastes as far as the whole play or film is concerned. One of my favourites is, for example, \u201cFear and Loathing in Las Vegas.\u201d Also fragments of Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski\u2019s \u201cRequiem\u201d are also intriguing for me, such as \u201cDzie\u0142o, kompozycja, pomys\u0142, rzut \u2013 idea, c h w\u00a0i\u00a0l a, moment tw\u00f3rczy \u2013 \u2013 b\u00f3l \u2013 m\u0119ka \u2013 rodzenie \u2013 chwile przed sko\u0144czeniem \u2013 omdlenie \u2013 energia \u2013 si\u0142a \u2013 dope\u0142nienie \u2013 \u2013 wyczerpanie. Sen \u2013 \u2013 dokonane jest.\u201d [Work, composition, idea, projection \u2013 idea, m o\u00a0m e n t, creative moment \u2013 \u2013 pain \u2013 torment \u2013 giving birth \u2013 moments before the end \u2013 fainting \u2013 energy \u2013 strength \u2013 complement \u2013 \u2013 exhaustion. Sleep \u2013 \u2013 it is accomplished.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is there a\u00a0particular dream role that you would like to play?<\/strong>
I\u00a0have plenty of such roles, but I\u00a0invariably dream of playing the title role of Anton Chekhov\u2019s \u201cPlatonov.\u201d I\u00a0love theatre, because for a\u00a0few hours it takes both the viewer and the actor to a\u00a0completely different world. This is a\u00a0completely different dimension of art, which considerably verifies acting skills. I\u2019ve also met many inspiring artists here.
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Is there anyone you are particularly inspired by or model yourself on? Of course, apart from Al Pacino you mentioned.<\/strong>
In the academy, I\u00a0was often told that I\u00a0resemble the actor Cezary Pazura. People even said, \u201cCome on Eryk, quit acting like Pazura\u201d (laughs). One of my favourite actors is Jim Carrey. If we talk about inspirations or patterns, I\u00a0must also mention outstanding professors from the Academy of Dramatic Art, such as Andrzej Domalik, Wojciech Malajkat or Marcin Perchu\u0107. Despite the fact that in my time the academy was rather closed than open to trying new things, a\u00a0lot was imposed on us, but thanks to these professors, I\u00a0did not lose my self-confidence and faith in this profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have any advice to those who are just beginning their journey with acting?<\/strong>
No matter how trivial it sounds, it is important that not to be afraid to take risks in the process of creation. That is what time of school is for. The most important thing, however, is that they should never do something against themselves because then the viewer will see imitation and not the real art.
That\u2019s exactly what we wish for ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for an inspiring interview and we wish you further successes. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

El\u017cbieta Iwaszko<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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