有关Peterbourg
IfyouaskaboutmyfirstplayIwaspoureddeeplyintoI’dvoteforthelastperformancebeforePeterbourgwasclosed.Weallwerefullyawaretheplaywon’tlastanymore,andweallknewitwasthelasttimeweplayedinPeterbourg.Thatveryplaywasthereforefilledwithunbelievablenerve-strainandawarenessthiswouldneverhappenagain.AndIfeltsortofabreak-through,likeacorkbeingpulledout!
-Didanyofdirectorsdemandtoeitherloseorgaintheweightfromyou?
-IhadtoloseweightwhilerehearsingDorianGreyintheTheaternaMaloyBronnoy.However,therestillwassomethingtoworkonforthepremierday,andyourjournalistpeersnevermissedachancetopointitout.I’dlovetogain20kglikeRobertDeNiroandthenloseweightagainlikeAlexandrKalyaginforPlatonov’sroleinNeokonchennayaPiyesadlyaMechanicheskogoPiano.I’dbetotallyhappytobefacedwith:gain(orlose)theweight–andtheroleisyours!Whatapity(orluck?..)it’snowwhat’shappeningtomerightnow.InotherwordsIsell(sorryfortheambiguity)whatI’vegot.
-Daniil,you’vebeendescribingyourselfasanambitiousperson.Doesthishelporperhapsaffectsyourcareer?
-I’dsaybothhelpsandaffects.SometimesIthinkIshouldhideawaymyambitions.Ontheotherhand,Ijustcan’tdothisproperly.AndthenoverandoverIstartarguingdefendingmypointofview.Thisisquiteriskysometimes,becauseit’snotthatthedirectoralwaysperceivesthesituationbetterthantheactor.
-Doyoutrustdirectors?
-Notreally.However,it’sadamnforactorsforwe’resupposedtotrustdirectors.
-Doyoutrustyourfansthen?
-Whenmyofficialsitewasstillworking,Iusedtoreadcriticalcommentsofmyfansthere.Andyes,sometimesitwasquitehelpful.However,becausethesitelackedasingleowner,theconflictbrokeout,andIhadtocloseitdown.
Butstillthereareclosefriendofmineandmyfamilyaround,whowouldalwayssaythetruth.Beside,Idohavethisself-criticism,thatkeepsmeawayfromtakingiteasywhenreadingsomefavourablecomments.
I’mateacheronmyown.However,onmywayImetwonderfulpeoplewhomIdidn’tdarecallateacherprobablybecauseofmyexcessivecaution.AmongthosewhohelpedmealotI’dmentionSergeyGolomazov(IstillplayinhisPeterbourg)Nowyes,PeterbourgwasthefirstplayDaniawasengagedinashortwhileafterhavinggraduatedfromtheActors’Schoolin1997.HischaracterwasNikolayAbleuhov,anervousandunbalancedman,arevolutionary,whoserebelliousnature,however,couldnotstandatest:theyoungmanneverdaredbombhisownfather.DirectedbySergeyGolomazov,theplaywasnotaneasypiece,butDanyaisconfidentithelpedhimtogoallthewaytounderstandingwhatanactorreallyis.NextyeartheyoungtalentwasawardedwithMoscowDebutestheaterprizeastheBestMaleActoftheYear.
ThatwastheperiodDaniagotintoamesswithcommercialvideos.Daniasays,-‘Right,justlikethis–gotintoamess.In1998Nescafelaunchedtheseriesofcommercialvideosstarringstudents.MypartwasnamedLyonya,IwasonTV,onbillboardsallthetime,onandon,andIjustrealizedthiswasstealingmyactor’sidentity.ImeanIfearedtohavethisNescafemarkforever,asmostTVstudiostreatedmejustlikeaNescafeboy!AtsomepointoftimeIdecidedtogiveupmoneymattersandquit.Sure,I’vehadacoupleofcommercialsafterwards,butnoneofthesedidaharmlikeNescafe.Besides,Ibelieveitwassortofrehearsal,liketryingtoplayaroleinacoupleofminutes,itwasprobablygoodforanactor.’