and that well-understood insolence is in fact a fight for yourself.

Between us actors. Tomasz Schuchardt met with acting students.

- We were wrongly taught that the fact that you are hard-working, nice, learn from your older colleagues, contribute to the acting community on one hand and that you are brazen and fight for yourself on the other hand are mutually exclusive attitudes. It's not true. This impudence needs to be clarified here. In the positive sense of the word, it is a spark, energy, moving forward. You can be like that, you can fight for yourself and at the same time be hardworking, work in a team - said Tomasz Schuchardt recalling the beginnings of his acting career.

He is a graduate of the State Theatre School in Krakow. He made his start with an excellent role in Marcin Wrona's film “The Christening” (2010), for which he received the Best Actor Award at the Gdynia Film Festival. His theatre debut was also appreciated - for the role of Jakub in "The Gates of Paradise" at the Jaracza Theatre in Łódź he received the Andrzej Nardelli Award. Notable roles in his filmography include: in Leszek Dawid’s “You Are God”, Małgorzata Szumowska’s “In the Name of…” or Piotr Domalewski’s “Silent Night”. Currently, the film "Chrzciny" (Christening) (dir. Jakub Skoczeń) with his participation is on the screen. He is also known to a wide audience for his series productions, including the recent outstanding "Wielka Woda" by Jan Holoubek, and to theatre goersfor his roles in plays staged at the Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw.

At the meeting with students, the actor shared his experiences and emotions that accompanied him on his path as a student and later a professional actor. He talked about the influence that his colleagues and lecturers had on him.

- At the beginning my attitude was to first of all listen. Before I would suggest anything myself I’d think about it many times whether it made sense. I’d back off, I’d give up ideas, I was focused on getting the job done well, but at some point it just wasn't enough. I learned it from Piotr Domalewski who’d say “You are at school to learn, not to know. Suggest things, try them out, there are no stupid ideas, there are only missed ones.” - recalled the actor.

The actor, who has played dozens of film and theatre roles with great success also touched on the topic of stage fright which accompanied him as a student. One of the lecturers of the Krakow school helped him fight it.

- I was hampered by ambition, the fact that I wanted my acting to be well received. She pointed out to me the fact that I was concentrating too much on my performance rather than on what I was going to say. It helped me. When you enter a film set or go on stage, you must remember one thing – “I have to tell you this!” You are at the point when you cannot be silent any longer. You can't live without sharing it with others. You have to say it. Now. For me - it always works.

This short report is only a small part of what they talked about during the extraordinary class - Tomasz Schuchardt, acting students, and Łukasz Maciejewski, the initiator of the meeting, an excellent film and theatre critic, our lecturer. Let the rest of the memories and advice given remain private.

ed. Jolanta Karpińska
photo Anna Kazimierczak