Index – Culture – János Gálvölgyi: Just because I have a different opinion, you don’t have to spit on me

Actor János Gálvölgyi spoke at length about the attacks due to his political opinion, Béla Pintér’s troupe and the secret of his success in a recent interview.

János Gálvölgyi a I’m coming now was a guest of the show, in which he talked about the following, among other things:

• “I still know something if I’m sitting here even after 56 years. I couldn’t have had this much protection for decades,” he said in response to how he has been a popular name among Hungarian actors since the 1970s.
• “It’s no use telling you that you’re the best in Europe if the public says it’s terrible. The audience cannot be fooled,” he explained.
• In relation to being considered a “liberal”, János Gálvölgyi said: “Here, they can’t imagine that you don’t belong anywhere. (…) They can’t imagine that you have your own opinion.”
• “If my opinion has met those who have a different opinion, it does not mean that you have to kill, hate, spit on, humiliate, or write terrible things about the other,” said the actor.
• We reported on Index that János Gálvölgyi joined Béla Pintér’s company last year. He recalled the integration as a “very difficult period”, where he was plagued by serious doubts about whether he could meet the expectations. At the same time, being on stage again had a refreshing effect on him – as he put it, he received a “blood transfusion” acting-wise.

The full conversation is a On the Telex page can be looked back.

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