People's Artist Bach Tuyet: Refused a salary of 200 million to play Kieu Nguyet Nga

I have never been satisfied with anything in my life.

People's Artist Bach Tuyet gave many compliments to the young, dynamic actors in the play.The squad is fine.

* GreetPeople's Artist Bach Tuyet, why did she accept to participate in the movie?The squad is fine.?

- People's Artist Bach Tuyet:It is 100% true that I do not like to participate in movies. Many film and theater projects invite me, almost every year I receive at least 15 invitations to appear as a guest but I refuse them all. Until last year, after the hitCome listen to mother's lullaby, I continued to be invited by many brands to advertise, be a representative face, be a movie star, be a contest judge... My manager thought I should do something, because at the age of 79 I still had such a hit song, this was an opportunity for me to open my heart and reach out to more audiences. So the manager and the film director convinced me to participate.The squad is fine..

Initially, the script was sent to the manager inviting me to sing Kieu Nguyet Nga, which was impossible. Currently, a theater unit invited me to sing this role with a salary of 200 million for a performance, but I refused. Because I thought I was too old to play this character, I would become "grandmother" Kieu Nguyet Nga to be more exact. It was also thanks to the manager's encouragement, because at the age of 79, although I have participated in cinema, I still think of myself as a Cai Luong lover, a person of the theater. I rarely accept new fields because I think I will not do as well as my expertise.

Fortunately the projectThe squad is fine.related to cải lương and the distributor also loves it, so my team can participate in discussing the script to make it reasonable. Many people say I accepted the role because of the character.Ms. Luu's lifeBut actually I want to absorb the young energies of you guys like Vo Tan Phat, Nguyen Thao, Ngoc Phuoc...

* How did you feel when you saw your work on screen?

- I feel very happy and my trust in young people is very right, because you are very smart. Although I don't appear much, those are appropriate scenes, in a natural way. I think a work of art is successful when the audience feels relieved. This way is suitable for generation 4.0, if they like it, they join and leave, no need to explain too much. That is modernity, if you are not at that age, with that intelligence, you will not make the plot of the film and will be embarrassed. Works of art are very funny, it is not necessary to be the main character for people to pay attention. Sometimes when the audience watches, they do not remember the main character, but remember the character who only appears for 1 minute, that is the artistic value.

People's Artist Bach Tuyet performs the playMs. Luu's lifewith actor Vo Tan Phat.

* People's Artist Bach TuyetAre you satisfied with your performance on screen?

- If talking about satisfaction, I have never been satisfied with anything in my life. When a play or product is released and the audience responds, I do new projects instead of waiting for them to praise me. In my work, what makes me happiest is to do and create. Once it is released, that product belongs to everyone and it has its own destiny. Sometimes they praise it a lot, sometimes I sweat and cry but people criticize me and there is nothing left to say. For me, in my singing life, creativity is the highest thing for an artist. Like a painter, when the painting is displayed, he is no longer there. Instead of sitting there listening to compliments and criticisms and then losing confidence, I have to start looking for new creative things.

* Does working with other young actors make it difficult for you to integrate with everyone?

- For a long time, I have mainly worked with young people. At this age, I am still respected, invited, and "allowed" to play with young people. I am very happy when I enter creative work. When it comes to art, I always feel like a guest, not a host. I am very grateful to them. Although they look young, they have "giant" minds because they have so much information. So when working with them, the temperament of an older person and a younger person is not a problem. Their youthful energy always spreads, creating a wonderful connection, we help each other. Almost all of them are extremely intelligent, the time of cooperation is very happy.

People's Artist Bach Tuyet affirmed that despite working in the profession for more than 60 years, she has never seen herself as a great artist.

* As a great artist, was it difficult to invite People's Artist Bach Tuyet to act in a movie?

- I have never seen myself as a great artist. I see myself as a person with some knowledge, I don't know what my parents were like, but the audience feels sympathy for me. I don't think that I have been in the profession for a long time and then see myself as a big tree, big or small. Actually, whether a person is big or small depends on how they act, and whether an artist is big or small depends on their fate and whether they are lucky enough to be part of a valuable work or not.

Because of this concept, I am not hindered and do not dare to look down on anyone. Because I have witnessed life's lessons, I do not see high or low, rich or poor, smart or stupid. I only know that if you live in this life with a heart and gratitude, you will respect everyone equally, without discrimination. Ba Nam Chau has also said this, a true artist is someone who is good, praised by others, but does not see himself as good enough to be arrogant, I have learned from the past.

People kill each other because of advantages and disadvantages.

* Là tiến sĩ cải lương, NSND Bạch Tuyết cảm thấy như thế nào khi phim Việt khai thác, đưa cải lương vào điện ảnh?

- Trong dòng sông, hầu như không có sinh vật nào muốn ở một chỗ. Tôi nghĩ rằng nếu người nghệ sĩ hiểu biết được nhiều thông tin về sự sống, lòng biết ơn, họ sẽ điều khiển sao cho những tác phẩm của mình ra đời không làm “ô nhiễm” thế giới, đó là tư cách người nghệ sĩ.

* Có phải vì hiện tại cải lương khó tiếp cận với khán giả trẻ nên phải lồng ghép qua các loại hình nghệ thuật khác?

- Không phải như thế, nếu nghiên cứu bài hát của nhiều thế hệ trên thế giới bạn sẽ thấy nghệ thuật rất lạ. Đôi khi không có gì nhưng chỉ ngân nga vài giai điệu là đã tạo nên một bản nhạc. Có lần tôi ngồi nói chuyện với nhạc sĩ Trịnh Công Sơn, tôi hỏi sao Sơn hay ghê, làm thơ, viết nhạc… hầu như cái gì Sơn cũng làm mọi người mong đợi. Thì Sơn nói rằng sao con người mình chỉ viết thôi chứ không hát được nhỉ, đôi khi trong đầu mình hát mà không kịp ghi lại. Tất cả sự hồn nhiên đó sẽ là nghệ thuật.

Còn nếu nói vì người ta thích thể loại đó nên phải ghép cải lương vào để họ nghe, xin lỗi nhưng sao nó có vẻ trần tục thế. Nó không phải nghệ thuật. Nghệ thuật cần tài năng và sự hồn nhiên, nhưng đặc biệt nhất là sự trung thực của bạn. Vậy nên những bài hát, vở diễn mà tôi thể hiện, được khán giả ấn tượng thì ngoài tác giả, ngoài tài năng, tất cả còn có sự may mắn gặp nhau ở một giây phút ngẫu nhiên và sự tuyệt vời ra đời.

Theo NSND Bạch Tuyết, nghệ thuật là sự hội tụ của nhiều yếu tố, trong đó có tài năng và sự trung thực.

* Từng có nhiều phim điện ảnh khai thác về cải lương, song phần lớn đều không gây được nhiều tiếng vang, NSND Bạch Tuyết nghĩ sao?

- Mọi thứ còn phụ thuộc vào may mắn. Có những cái bánh bán rất đắt hàng nhưng cũng có những cái bánh khổ công làm ra nhưng ai ăn cũng chê, đó là số phận. Nếu không thì ông bà mình đâu có câu “mưu sự tại nhân, hành sự tại thiên”. Những điều ngoại lệ đến bây giờ cả trăm, cả ngàn năm vẫn tồn tại, nghĩa là chuyện đó đã từng xảy ra trong quy luật vận hành của vũ trụ.

Tôi không có thời gian nghĩ đến chuyện đó đâu. Tôi chỉ thích khi mình sáng tạo, thể hiện một bài hát sao cho ưng ý, khi bài hát được phát hành thì bản thân nó và khán giả mới là yếu tố chính. Đến khi người ta khen, đừng nói nhờ có mình, hay bị chê thì cũng đừng chối bỏ và đổ lỗi cho người khác, điều đó không đúng tư cách của người nghệ sĩ.

Điều quan tâm của tôi đó là cha mẹ sinh ra và nuôi bạn bằng đồng tiền lương thiện. Sự trả ơn không chỉ là bạn đi làm nuôi lại họ, mà điều lớn hơn là bạn làm gì để người ta đừng xem thường cha mẹ mình. Đối với tôi đó là tư cách làm nghề.

People's Artist Bach Tuyet believes that the success of a work depends on luck.

*The squad is fine.received many mixed opinions, the film crew also said that they encountered a situation of being played dirty,seedingdirty, what do you think about this problem?

- As I said, when I finish a work, I no longer care much about it. Each work has its own destiny. Many people criticize it does not mean it is bad, many people praise it does not necessarily mean it is excellent. When society is like that, there is nothing surprising. We can see that Van Gogh, he died before becoming famous. Other good writers like Ernest Hemingway (authorThe Old Man and the Sea), the work was born and became a legend, and the author committed suicide.

Do you think about those things? Nothing comes out of this well and easily. It is success, blood and tears. If you are lucky, it is tears, if you are unlucky, it is blood. Even if I pass away, decades later, people suddenly want to buy my work for millions of dollars. So the value of praise and criticism, at the time the work is born, has no value, everyone does what they like, that is fairness. Because saying I like it means there is something I like, but if you don't like it, you criticize it.

As for seeding, it is the technology of the times, of the crowd. They do something for their own benefit, people kill each other because of advantages and disadvantages, it is one of the streams of human life, so what is surprising, I am not the first nor the last.

* Thank you People's Artist Bach Tuyet for sharing!