Olga Medynich: “It doesn’t matter how expensive you are dressed, the main thing is what you carry inside yourself”

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In the series “Prosto Mikhalych” you play the caricature wife of a rich man. Your heroine Oksana is trying to “build” people around her – her husband, son, and just those around her. Such a woman general who hardly accepts someone else’s right to free will. Why do you think Oksana is like this?

It seems to me that people act this way out of insecurity. She would havelo not very rich childhood, therefore, when the money appeared, the roof “flowed” a little. I had to watch people like that. This is a situation when money becomes the main incentive in life, and a person forgets why he earned it and looks only at his status. My heroine has such a complex of unexpected money: once they were for good, but the influx of finances has increased, and values ​​have changed. We find Oksana at the moment when she forgot why she initially needed money – for happiness and freedom of choice, but not for luxury. Oksana does not remember this, she feels insecure and is fond of brands and clothes. This often happens to rich people.

Have you ever noticed similar behavior in yourself? If yes, how did you deal with it?

Firstly, it is worth saying that I have never had such huge money, a millionaire husband and a house on Rublyovka, like Oksana. But no one knows how they would behave if gold bars suddenly fell from the sky. What would happen to a person’s character? How would he change? Of course, I want to believe that this would not have happened to me, because all my life I have been earning money myself. I do not have rich parents, grandfather in America, who left an inheritance. What I have is earned. It seems to me that such a problem, like that of my heroine, most often happens with those who did not earn money themselves, but money came to them from somewhere.

Have you met women like this in real life? It seems to be a fairly common type.

We’ve probably all met them at some point. Now the desire for luxury is already receding into the background, and people have learned to enjoy money and not only think about what others will say about them, but they still exist. For example, I see such people on social networks, they brag about what they bought and for how much. Probably everyone already knows that when a person earns and understands the value of money, he does not care about brands. As you know, the richest people are free from prejudice. Fashion is not only about things, maybe fashion for certain behavior. In my opinion, now this public display of wealth is going away, so we even see multimillionaires in ordinary T-shirts from chain stores. It doesn’t matter how expensive you are dressed, the main thing is what you carry inside yourself.

According to the story, the peace of Oksana’s wealthy family is violated by Mikhalych, a relative from the provinces, who appears without an invitation when he is not expected at all. Psychologists are talking a lot these days about the importance of setting personal boundaries and not tolerating intrusive people if you don’t like it. Do you agree with this position?

Yes! I am always for personal space! Here I just understand Oksana’s reaction, and in this regard it was easy for me to play a role. Of course, in some things she goes too far, but there is a grain of truth in her behavior. I believe that we should respect the personal space of any person. Even to visit my mother, I will not come without a preliminary call, without asking if it is convenient for her. And Mikhalych, of course, like a weed penetrates into a space where he is not expected. I believe that if you arrived in another country or simply came to a strange house, you should behave according to the laws of this house. Although, of course, for the heroes of the series, his arrival becomes a therapy that helps to reveal all their problems.

This year, another project will be released, where we will see you in the role of a powerful woman. We are talking about the series “Makron”. Your heroine will be very unhappy with her son’s bride – her own age. Have you put yourself in her place? Can you call yourself a person free from any prejudices that relate to age?

Listen, well, this is also the situation when it is impossible to predict your reaction. My son is ten years old, I understand that after some time he will bring a girl to the house. Of course, at the moment it seems to me that I am free from any prejudices and will accept any person, but it would be foolish to say so. It is impossible to predict how I will behave if faced with a situation that I do not like. Now it seems to me that I can manage and give the child complete freedom, but never say “never”!

Well, you yourself didn’t say “never” to the theater either, although you stopped playing in it on a permanent basis a few years ago. At the same time, in many interviews you mentioned that you would not mind returning to the stage if really interesting material appeared. Are there any tempting offers right now?

Yes, I did say many times that I could return to the stage. During this time, there were many proposals for entreprise, just a huge number. I do not want to get ahead of myself, but I will say that I agreed to one of them. Let’s see now what will come of it. This show has a great cast. True, I can’t say that the material is amazing, but apparently I said “no” so often that I finally decided to answer “yes” without really thinking. Therefore, I will soon have a private performance with an excellent cast, although I do not leave the thought that I would very much like to release some serious play in a stationary theater. Just in case, I will explain to readers, perhaps not everyone understands the difference. Entreprise is not a permanent theater, but one that travels through cities and towns – in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg. Stationary theater is when you come to the same place and play the same performance. This is exactly what I’m aiming for. Every time on New Year’s Eve, I launch this “message” into space, and I hope that it will come true.