In journalism there are two categories of interviewees: those who “surrender” -they are spontaneous and speak what they think, without filters, even though they can sometimes seem arrogant-, and those who make obvious, formal statements. They don’t. Susana Vieira, the birthday girl this Tuesday (23), definitely deserves a prominent place in the first group.
Lousy, sincere and with high self-esteem, she is a full-fledged phrasista, and she has proved it throughout her more than 50-year career. The actress turns 80 this Wednesday (23), and to celebrate the date, F5 made a survey of some of his statements over time.
There are a lot of confetti thrown at herself, some confessions of weakness, ironies, savage attacks and situations that came to generate discomfort, including among professional colleagues and journalists. The most famous episode perhaps took place in 2009, when she snatched the microphone from the hands of reporter Geovanna Tominaga, 42, from Video Show: “I don’t have the slightest patience for a person who is starting”, he scolded, ending a live interview.
Not even. So much so that Globo has memories of another time when Susana would have disqualified a fellow beginner. She wanted to give him a “tip” during a recording, and listened in response. “Honey, after five soap operas, you can say my name. After six, give your guess.” There are witnesses.
Susana respects those who already have many years of career, but far from her revering unanimities, as when she questioned the title of best actress in Brazil given to Fernanda Montenegro, 92. She still placed herself among the five best in the country, without anyone ask.
Beauty? Oops. It is also its strong point. If in professional talent she is equal to Fernanda, in aesthetic terms she sees in her mirror a woman very similar to the muse and singer Jennifer Lopez, newly married to Hollywood star Ben Affleck.
Read below some of the statements made by Sônia Maria Vieira Gonçalves (this is her real name), the verbose hurricane that for five decades has maintained a loyal fan club and today has almost 4 million followers on Instagram.
I have no patience for a person who is starting
The actress became a meme on social media when she took the microphone from the hands of experienced reporter Geovanna Tominaga, during a live interview on Video Show (Globo). Years later, Tominaga was asked on Instagram if that embarrassment had hindered her career at Globo. “No way! She doesn’t have that power, she’s just an actress,” she played down.
No one is more powerful than God and me
Susana said the phrase in an interview in 2009, when thanking the messages of support she received and helped her overcome the trauma of a separation that ended up in the police pages, after the death of her ex-husband, military police officer Marcelo Silva. In a script worthy of a movie by Tarantino, he stole her jewelry, money and threatened to blackmail her during the separation process. Silva died in 2008 of a cocaine overdose in a Rio motel. At the time, Susana said that one or two bad people are nothing compared to the 130 million Brazilians who love her.
There has been this myth for years that the best actress is Fernanda Montenegro
Susana questioned the title of best Brazilian actress given to her colleague over 30 years ago. She stated that she was not “taking the merit of Fernanda Montenegro”, and has already included herself in the list of the five most talented. The list included, among others, MarÃlia Pêra and Bibi Ferreira.
It’s not my fault that I don’t have wrinkles.
In an interview with Veja Rio in 2015, Susana was asked to talk about aging, a topic addressed in a good-natured way in the play she starred in. Her character was obsessed with youth – the opposite of the real Susana who, at 72, said she didn’t need to worry about it. “Nothing to do with me. I don’t even use Botox. It’s not my fault if I don’t have wrinkles.”
Too bad you didn’t invite me to your birthday! I would have loved to go, and you would have loved to have me along
Tatá Werneck posted on social media several photos with celebrities at her birthday party in 2017. Susana did not hide her disappointment at not having been invited to the fraternization and made the comment in one of the photos.
Year in and year out and Ivete continues with that incredible voice and I with my absurd talent
In an interview with a Globo reporter in 2017, she praised Ivete Sangalo, the theme of the samba-enredo of Grande Rio, a samba school from which she herself emerged as queen of drums. Susana became a meme on social media and one of the most talked about subjects of that Carnival.
Jennifer Lopez is beautiful. I look a lot like her
The phrase was said by the actress in 2012, in the bustling box at Brahma, where the pop star (Jennifer, not Susana) made a VIP presence in those times of high investments in celebrities at the Carioca Carnival.
It was the worst thing that happened to me in my life.
It is rare, but the actress also knows how to lower the ball. Although Marcelo Silva’s death is a subject she tends to avoid in interviews in Brazil, on a Portuguese TV show she spoke openly about her regret for having married the former military policeman.
My hair alone costs R$ 6 thousand
Susana did not miss the opportunity to send a message to Mendigata (Fernanda Lacerda), from Pânico na TV, with whom she had a disagreement. In another interview with the program, she said that she was not shaken by what she considered “rudeness” said by Mendigata and the important thing, “my love”, was that she continued with her high salary at Globo. That’s when she mentioned the value of applying her hair.
People from the North and Northeast are not aware of what is being done here
The statement was made at an event in support of the then Lava Jato judge, Sergio Moro, held in Curitiba, in 2016. His sentence was considered prejudiced and generated controversy on social media.
“Instead of eating fruit, I eat bread with sausage. That’s what gives meat tough, thick lips.”
Susana created controversy once again by criticizing the lifestyle of vegetarians and vegans, which she called “vegebas”. According to the actress, the secret of her good shape, at the time 75 years old, was to be a carnivore, without “frills” or restrictions.
“Kiss with sweet breath, just like mine”
Susana told the program Se Joga (Globo) that she went through unpleasant situations when recording kissing scenes with people with bad breath. She said that she has already sent hints and even asked for the intervention of a director: she wanted him to “give a touch” to two actors who had “unbearable” breath.
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