His father did not want him to become an actor. Critics say he’s “wasted in romantic comedies”

His father did not want him to become an actor, as he considered the profession immature. Despite this, the teenage Jan Frycz took the exam at the theater school in Kraków. He passed first time. He made his stage debut in 1978. For 17 years he was an actor at the Stary Theater in Krakow, since 2006 he has been performing at the National Theater in Warsaw. He has many outstanding theatrical roles to his credit, he played in Mariusz Treliński’s films (“Egoists” and “Farewell to Autumn”), in “The Welts” by Magdalena Piekorz, productions of cinema commonly considered ambitious, but also those intended for the mass audience, such as Zenek”, “Gierek”, “Integration trip”, “Never in my life” or “Lovers”. He does not care about criticism and still surprises, not only the viewers.

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After this statement, he almost stopped the interview. Sam says actors “have nothing to say”

in an interview with “Playboy”, conducted by Arkadiusz Bartosiak and Łukasz Klinke, he admitted that he agreed to the interview only because “he was told”. – It’s in my contract. I have to do interviews to promote the film. It was also not easy a few years later, when Frycz promoted the series “”. – I do not agree. We don’t like this conversation. It’s not gonna happen – Jacek Tomczuk heard after he said that Dario in the series is a “guy with principles”, just like the actor who plays him. However, he agreed to continue. – I assume that actors usually have nothing to say – he admitted in an interview with “Playboy”.

Jan Frycz in “Blind from the lights”. The beginnings on the set were not easy

The role of the gangster Dario made him adored not only among young viewers. The beginnings of cooperation on the set of “Blind by the lights” were difficult. Director Krzysztof Skonieczny wanted Frycz to shave his head, start training, gain weight. The actor did not agree to such conditions, but in the end they came to an agreement. – We gave ourselves one more chance, returned to the set and as a result, it turned out that we were looking for the same thing, only we followed different paths – Frycz in an interview with Onet. – I don’t like exaggerated cordiality at the beginning of cooperation, because it raises expectations. Confessing love to each other in a director-actor relationship can be deceptive, he added.

Ambitious cinema and “fu**** movies”. Jan Frycz continues to surprise

In the 1980s, Adam Michnik supposedly greeted him with the words: “Are you the actor who played in this shitty movie?”, meaning “Faithful Scars”. Frycz likes to mention this anecdote, especially when he is accused of taking part in not very successful productions. Critics have repeatedly accused him of “wasting himself in romantic comedies”, but he doesn’t care about such opinions at all. He plays in the theater, guest-appears in series, plays in dramas, comedies and romances. – An actor must act, that is his profession – he stressed years ago in an interview with . He can still surprise. – I know everything about Jasiek, we played together so many times. I know what he can do, and I know he can do a lot, but he surprises me every time – Danuta Stenka, with whom he performed i.a. in “Never in my life”.