China News Service, Hong Kong, January 10, Title: Pu Cunxin: I am the person hiding behind the character
China News Service reporter Liu Dawei
"I am over 70 years old, and this book is what I want to do when I am 70 years old. Things. If you don’t want time to 'steal' your life away, just choose to write it down." On the evening of the 9th, Pu Cunxin, chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association and a famous drama actor, brought his new book "Pu Cunxin: Me and My Role" to the Hong Kong Palace Museum. Meet Hong Kong readers. At the beginning, Pu Cunxin stated the creative intention of this book.
"For me, this book is a record to prevent forgetting, and for the audience, it is a confession of the inner world." Pu Cunxin said that he spent nearly a year writing the book. Initially, the book contained 300,000 words. After revision and refinement, it was finally condensed into 200,000 words for publication. In the book, he uses the characters he has played as the main line to share his more than 40 years of acting career and the mental journey behind the creation of the new book.
The word "role" is the focus throughout this autobiography. In Pu Cunxin's eyes, drama is like life, and actors are the people who hide behind the characters. They do the things of the characters, say the words of the characters, and express themselves in the name of the characters.
Pu Cunxin’s autobiography is like half the history of people and art. Pu Cunxin's father, Su Min, once served as the deputy director of the Beijing People's Art Theater (Beijing People's Art Theater). In 1952, as soon as Beijing People's Art Theater was established, Su Min came to the theater and became the first generation actor. Pu Cunxin was born a year later, and some people joked that he was the "eldest son of Renyi". Growing up in the theater with his father, watching theater for Pu Cunxin was like eating and sleeping, it was a daily part of life. "The drama is bigger than the sky", Pu Cunxin has a deep understanding of it since he was a child.
"I am the candidate of the audience." Pu Cunxin wrote in the book. He compared an actor's performance on stage to accepting the test of the audience. In his view, as a drama actor, he must use his real skills to use his characters to show the authenticity of art to the audience. "Drama is an art form that must communicate face-to-face with the audience. It truly presents the beauty of sound and space to the audience."
Over the years, through works one by one, Pu Cunxin has completed the interpretation of Li Bai, Lu Xun, Cao Cao, and Master Hongyi (Li Shutong). The interpretation of other characters. Among them, what impressed him most was the portrayal of Li Bai.
After the drama "Li Bai" premiered at the Beijing People's Art Theater in 1991, Pu Cunxin has been performing for more than 30 years, and the role of Li Bai has become a part of his life.
From Li Bai, he learned a kind of indifference of "the world is the guest and I am the master". At the meeting, Pu Cunxin mentioned that after the book was published, he asked a friend to carve a seal with "I don't care" written on it, indicating that "the boat has passed" to express the meaning of "giving up" and "getting done with". "I think Li Bai is shaping me, not me shaping him."
When talking about his fate with Hong Kong, Pu Cunxin first mentioned "De Ling and Ci Xi", in the mainland version of this original drama produced by the Hong Kong Repertory Theater , Pu Cunxin plays Guangxu. In Pu Cunxin’s view, Hong Kong is an open, diverse and window to the world.
"Hong Kong is a fast city, and the mainland is also very fast now. But sometimes we can't be too fast or too commercial. Everyone is watching Mr. Wong Kar-wai's recent "Flowers". It is good to work slowly and carefully." Pu Cunxin also He looked forward to performing in Hong Kong again in the future and joked that he hoped to join the Hong Kong Repertory Theater if he had the opportunity in the future.
Creating an autobiography allowed Pu Cunxin to complete a role change. This time, he will be the reader's candidate. Facing this test, Pu Cunxin's requirement for himself is to "try not to make things up or be pretentious." Pu Cunxin Qian said that his writing ability is very poor. "Writing is difficult for me, but during the writing process, I always remind myself of the words 'frankness' and 'moderation'."
Humble and polite, Pu Cunxin was the key to that night The impression left on reporters. Nowadays, Pu Cunxin, who has been an actor for more than 40 years, is now 70 years old. He joked that he is older than the characters he has played, such as Li Bai, Cao Cao, Master Hongyi, and Lu Xun.However, he still hopes to continue acting for another three to five years and bring more good roles to the audience.
"I know that I am on the decline now, but I want to go slower and let myself age slower." Pu Cunxin said that he hopes that he can be like Shakespeare's drama, he can grow old but also discover new space. (End)
[Editor: Liu Yanghe]
