Vassilis Bisbikis gave a full interview to Pame Danai.
The actor "opened" his heart and, among other things, referred to self-destruction and addictions, the margin and his relationship with Despina Vandi but his son.
"In Loutraki in elementary school, I was a very restless child, with wood, hide and seek, games and in high school I became even more lively. I was the guy who arranged the squats, how we were going to close the high school, I was always in conflict with the school and the teachers," he initially said about his childhood and his reactions to adolescence.
He added: "I was an angry and angry child for my own reasons, and there was my education outside of school with the books I read about anarchism. I felt like school was directing my thinking somewhere in particular and I didn't want to get into this. I wish I had finished high school, I was repelled by them, I like psychology and criminology and I would like to study.'
"I didn't go to high school because I was expelled from all the schools, from Loutraki and from Corinth, I was reactionary and constantly expelled from school. I have a base of self-destruction in me, it's something I've had since I was a little kid and it's been in the course of my life," he pointed out.
About his experience when he joined the army he said, "In the army I spent a year and a half in prison, I served 25 months as an infantryman and for 12 months I was in a unit of unwanted people in Lemnos. I didn't want the old infantrymen to tease the young ones, I "fished out" the young ones and did the exact opposite of what a normal infantryman does."
The period of dependence
The actor also talked about addictions, which have been a part of his life for a long time.
“There was fear in me, I had to deal with it, I became tough, I put on armor, I dealt with it with drugs and alcohol, I wanted to drown the fear. I may have appeared fearless and fearless, but the fear inside made me outgoing and bold. With the psychoanalysis I did I concluded that, the fear I had inside I had to numb it, to externalize it with a reaction. I could have drowned, obviously I had an angel, a star, friends told me that being a pretty kid played a role and opened some doors. I would never say I'm sick or addicted, I did what I liked," he added about this "dark" period of his life.
"A lot of people go on TV, talk about drugs and substances, say 'I quit' and it might send the wrong message, that it's easy to get away. The person who says he quit, after a week he can drink again, but the imprint remains that, "I can be and quit too." Someone should talk about the quagmire, the mire of addiction and what it means, saying "I fought the demons and got away" is not helpful. Right now there are no demons in my own life," he added.
He also noted: "I do theater to justify people on the margins. I want the next day to treat a person with social exclusion differently. I also wanted to justify the transgenders of the margin, who are around Omonia. At the age of 16 I lived in a hotel in Omonia, a trans friend was helping me at that time, there was companionship and mental warmth, all I got was love."
Regarding the role of "Creon", Vassilis Bispikis said: "I play Creon in "Antigone", who for me is more tragic than Antigone, because he loses his wife, his child. There is a conversion in Creon, he runs to save Antigone and his son, but he does not make it. Creon is identified with power, Antigone is the anarchist element of the story, Antigone is me in real life. "Antigone" directed by Cesaris Grouzinis has a more human and psychological dimension."
Regarding the series he will participate in, he added: "In the series "This night stays", we are transported to the bouzoukis in Agrinio, it is 120 episodes, a series with good actors and actresses. In the winter I will also rehearse for "Crime and Punishment" which will be presented at the House of Letters and Arts in March 2023."
His personal life and his dreams
Regarding his personal affairs and his daily life, the actor did not fail to mention that he is fine and did not hesitate to admit that he lives a "normal life".
"I am also a normal person, like everyone else, I will live my life, without the fear of how others see me. I've never sold anything other than who I am, I'll upload pictures, I'll go out, I'll kiss in a bar, I'll go to the bouzouki. I wouldn't want to live with the fear of going out and thinking about not being photographed" and added about his relationship with Despina Vandi:
"The only thing that bothered me was the chasing that was done a little aggressively at the beginning of our relationship by the photographers. Different worlds exist, but man, the core, the couple can identify and be one thing. No two people can be the same, even if one is a singer and the other an actor, we have the same worries and the same sensitivities about life. The mistress's glare did not frighten me, she is a shining creature, but she did not frighten me, I was just - just fascinated by her glare. At first I was forced by the publicity of my relationship with Despina and what was written or said in some shows, which were nonsense and lies. Journalists on television have crossed the line and become almost vulgar."
His son and his relationship with him
"My son, Michalis, is 9,5 years old, I have a terrible weakness for him. I want him to have the acceptance and love of his parents as he grows up. My son is at an age where he could read or listen to something on TV, but I don't think anyone respected the child's part. I want Michalis to be open with me, not to be afraid to tell me anything, they are sensitive issues, but I want to be honest. Even if the truth bothers him, I think in the future he will feel good that he had a person who told him the truth," he confessed, talking about his son and their relationship.
Finally, analyzing his dream, he revealed that "at some point I would like to build a small house in Crete, on the sea, to swim and hang out with my friends the shepherds in the konakia, my dream "passed", at least the house next to sea was approved".
Source: in.gr