\u201cMy biggest influence is David Lynch. His films showed me a type of acting that was totally new to me,\u201d says Anna Geislerov\u00e1. The actress, bearer of a record five Czech Lions as well as numerous prizes from film festivals around the world, has come to Art Film Fest to accept the Actor\u2019s Mission Award.<\/p>\n
When you\u2019re at a film shoot and the camera\u2019s rolling, do you think about your viewers?<\/b><\/p>\n
When I\u2019m on camera, it\u2019s as if I was acting in front of an open window. Anyone at all can watch me from outside. It could be a single person; it could be a hundred – it doesn\u2019t matter. The connection between the performer and the viewer is ever-present and always comes first.<\/p>\n
Except there is no audience on set. It isn\u2019t like at the theatre, where actors perform before a live audience. Do you see the crew, for example, as your audience?<\/b><\/p>\n
The crew is, of course, the first audience. And a highly demanding one at that. After all, they often see under the lid; they know what goes in the soup. If you\u2019re bluffing, they won\u2019t buy it.<\/p>\n
Where do you look for inspiration to engage audiences?<\/b><\/p>\n
I think every actor is an ardent observer, a voyeur and a bit of a thief, stealing from others\u2019 lives. You can find inspiration anywhere and in anything – a cute speech impediment, an odd pair of glasses, a funny piece of clothing. But an actor equally draws on their own difficult life. And this is all rounded out by long, philosophical conversations. With directors. With screenwriters. And with barmen, too.<\/p>\n
How do you pick roles?<\/b><\/p>\n
Based on the screenplay, my mood and above all the people working on the film or series.<\/p>\n
Such as the great filmmaking duo Jan H\u0159ebejk and Petr Jarchovsk\u00fd, whom you so often work with?<\/b><\/p>\n
I adore those two. I get jealous when they make a film without me. Everything we\u2019ve done together has had a major significance in my life. And always will.<\/p>\n
Some actresses and actors say the lives and emotions of their characters influence their own personal lives as well. Do you take anything from your characters, or do you clearly separate them from your own life?<\/b><\/p>\n
The stories don\u2019t stay with me, but the emotions do. The body can\u2019t tell feigned tears from real ones. And so it experiences the stress as if it were its own. All the grief one acts out leaves real wrinkles behind. But the joy counts for something, too.<\/p>\n
What mood does the Actor\u2019s Mission Award put you in, now that you\u2019re here at Art Film Fest to receive it?<\/b><\/p>\n
I like prizes. For me they\u2019re a sign that a large group of people agree that I do my job well. And that\u2019s enough to make me happy. Accepting an award is lovely. Nothing less, nothing more. It\u2019s a pleasure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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