Nhan Phuc Vinh: My lifestyle is not suitable for showbiz

Nhan Phuc Vinh has a special passion for sports.

Don't like traveling, don't like hanging out with friends, only like sports

- If we don't ask about love, do the audience have the right to care about Nhan Phuc Vinh's personal interests, such as sports. Because besides movies, he devotes all his time to it?

Yes, I have almost no other interests, occasionally I meet my colleagues who used to work on films and in those sessions I usually drink a few glasses. But then I regret it a lot, because drinking makes me tired the next day, while I have to go to filming and reduce the amount of exercise I do, so I regret it. Maybe for many people, those sessions are self-torture, tiring, and time-consuming, but I feel great.

- Is that also your way of relieving stress?

It's expensive. I have to fly here and there, spend money on hotels and food, and it's like torture, and I come back exhausted. Being an actor requires taking care of my skin, but I'm afraid of getting tanned and sunburned when I go to rehearsals, but I don't care.

Nhan Phuc Vinh spends a lot of time on long-distance running races.

- Is there any trip you regret?

Yes! Because I just started running ultra trails last September and this sport requires endurance. Due to too much stress after the project.Mother's dream,my body is tired. Plus, before entering the projectDon't make mom angry,I thought I had to do something to relieve stress. I don't like traveling, nor do I like hanging out with friends much, so I looked for running races and got into ultra trail.

I play a lot of sports but only go to the gym, doing activities for 1-2 hours. It is completely different from ultra trail running which takes more than 10 hours. Therefore, after running, my toes are bruised, my body aches and it takes 5-7 days to recover.

First day of shootingDon't make mom angry, before that I ran 70km in Pu Luong, then I couldn't walk anymore. When I filmed the scene of carrying Happi at the lake shore, I had to walk like a zombie, everyone couldn't film the whole scene because my legs were too painful, I couldn't walk normally. That was the first time when I wasn't used to it, but recently when I run, I only need 1 day to recover. Playing this sport is like meditation for me because during those ten or so hours I don't think about anything, just thinking about my destination, my running steps and my breathing.

It is also a moment for me to temporarily forget this life and live in another world. When I swam 10km in Indonesia, I only cared about how to overcome the waves and the destination. I never had the thought of giving up, so when I participated in these ultra trail races, it was both for my health and to train my will.

Don't like showbiz crowd

- Nhan Phuc Vinh seems to be very difficult? Because even reporters want to interview him when there is a new movie, it's difficult?

My top priority is filming, then playing sports, and third is everything else. I also want to avoid press conferences because the announcements are all written and I feel like my appearance won't solve any problems. However, it's a mandatory event so I have to go even though I don't like crowds. Showbiz crowds and sports crowds are completely different because when playing sports, no one cares about anyone else, they just focus on completing their goals, so positive energy spreads everywhere.

- You seem to have many contradictions. You are a public figure but you are afraid of crowds, afraid of the media or creating an image for yourself and the films you act in. When you need to appear, you are afraid of taking pictures?

My lifestyle is not suitable for showbiz. I am not suitable for showbiz but I do this job, that's all!

When I have feelings for someone, I can sacrifice some of my personal interests.

- So what kind of girls would be suitable for Nhan Phuc Vinh? Have you ever set standards for choosing a girlfriend?

I haven’t thought about that for a long time. I think one of the things that I can easily empathize with in life is that the person must also like sports. Since I spend a lot of time on sports, I think if the person also likes it, we can share more with each other while playing sports.

I also rarely put myself in situations that have not happened yet. However, when I have feelings for someone, I can completely sacrifice my ego and personal interests for the other person. I think I can do that. At that time, I can play less sports, maybe practice 3-4 hours instead of 10 hours like now. Besides work, I will spend more time with the person I love.

How long has Nhan Phuc Vinh stopped loving?

Okay, I won't say it! I think the reason why audiences like to watch romantic movies or romantic scenes of Nhan Phuc Vinh is because I have experienced many emotional ups and downs in love. So, I think I have a good grasp of romance or drama in love stories and have many emotions in it.

When I was young and new to the profession, love was something very beautiful, it helped me have more emotions and deeper experiences when working. Besides, it also made me have many scars, when thinking about love it made me more careful. Everyone's time is precious. If I keep rushing into love affairs, after a while I will look back and regret it. Youth can be like that, but at this point I don't allow myself to be like that anymore so I have to be more careful.

- So Nhan Phuc Vinh's priorities now are still health, movies and sports?

I think the top priority is still health because if you are not healthy, it is not good to go on set. There are days when I am tired or have sinus problems, so going on set will be very tiring, affecting my voice, spirit and emotions.

Nhan Phuc Vinh with baby Cherry.

- There is a loyal fan group called 'Addicted to Nhan Phuc Vinh', you know? Do you avoid villain roles that are easily hated by the audience?

Actually, I'm not afraid of any type of role, if I read the script and like it, I'll accept it. I'm not afraid of villain roles, as long as they're good, the character's actions are explained satisfactorily and receive the audience's sympathy. If they were villain roles in love triangles, I wouldn't make the characters so bland.

I rarely appear in the media, but with what I have shared and my long career, my style and daily activities all combine to gain the audience's affection, not just the roles. Therefore, there is a number of audiences who know me, watch my movies and find out what kind of person Nhan Phuc Vinh is, and once they have feelings for me, they will stick with me.

I feel like my audience is not people who like a movie at a certain time, but it is a process. And even with my current direction in life, I want to create positive things so that the audience can look at me and see me as a role model, at least I can convey a positive spirit in life.

- Nhan Phuc Vinh's personal page has many shares that are only for friends, and sometimes only after he finishes a long bike ride. This is completely different from most other actors, because they will choose to share images and noisy actions to reach the audience by all means? Do you think that is your limitation?

I know that it is something that limits my career path or opportunities. There was a time when just being different could have created a huge explosion for my career, but I did not choose. After a while, when asked if I could go back in time and do things differently, the answer is that I would still choose the same. That was my choice and I never regret it.