Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh retires, colleagues wish him to get married

On November 21, Meritorious Artist Xuan Bac - Director of the Vietnam Drama Theater handed over the retirement decision to Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh. Meritorious Artist Xuan Bac said that he hesitated for a long time before signing this decision because he did not want to say goodbye to a brother, a precious colleague like Quoc Khanh.

At the farewell, Meritorious Artist Xuan Bac did not know what to wish, he only wished Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh happiness, while the collective of actors from the Vietnam Drama Theater shouted "I wish Mr. Khanh will get married".

The Board of Directors of the Vietnam Drama Theater presented the retirement decision to Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh.

“Mr. Khanh is a very lovely person, I always call him “Mr. Khanh” - the seahorses have been soaked for 60 years and are still intact. Mr. Khanh is a person who is passionate about his work and loves the theater. Mr. Khanh loves the theater so much that during the epidemic, he volunteered to go to the theater on duty. Isn’t that something to be admired? He is a gentle artist, no matter what,” Meritorious Artist Xuan Bac shared.

Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh shared with VietNamNet that he did not feel disappointed or sad when receiving this decision because, until his last breath, an artist will continue to perform, any stage is fine, as long as he can continue his career.

“The decision to retire is just an administrative procedure. I may not be on the boat with the Vietnam Drama Theater to conquer audiences at home and abroad, but I am still here, still holding the flag and waiting on the shore, waiting for my colleagues to continue the glory of the Theater,” Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh shared.

During his 44-year journey pursuing art at the Vietnam Drama Theater, Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh said he has no regrets or remorse.

“An artist’s life has many milestones. A journey of youth associated with art, of course, there are plays that, after finishing, I hope to perform better the next night, there are movies that, after finishing, I wish I could do better when I film again, that’s the nature of this profession, but I don’t regret anything in my artistic life.”

Ask artist Quoc Khanh, normally you are an artist who is especially difficult to contact - even with colleagues at the theater, now that you are retired, it must be even more difficult even though you are single and have no obligations?

The male artist shared: “I especially do not answer unknown numbers, everyone who works with me knows that I am very principled, I only answer the phone after 12 noon. No matter what I do, I have to divide my time to rest. As for contacting me, there are some easy and some difficult things. Whenever the phone number shows the name of the caller, I answer, otherwise I hang up.”

He added that although he is single and has no commitments, like many other artists, if he only lives on his performance salary, it will not be enough to cover his living expenses. He revealed that he does many different jobs to meet his living needs.

As for the wish of “happiness and getting married soon”, Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh said “it depends on fate”. “Everyone has their own thoughts, I don’t follow anyone, I have chosen a happy, simple and peaceful life, just go on like that. I don’t live to please anyone.

Even when my mother was alive, she wanted me to get married and have children and grandchildren. At first, my mother was very worried, but gradually she understood my personality and way of life so she stopped urging me.

Then I said again:Now that we are living happily together, can you handle it if I get married and move to another place? Or if my wife says something harsh to you, will you be sad?Then my mother nodded again, seeming afraid of that. She said:You can live like that, just be happy.".

The male artist said that recently, he has received many invitations to act in movies, but all of them are long series, so he has not been able to arrange the time to participate. After retirement, he will arrange it, for him, being an actor is the happiest thing.