People who think they know everything are annoying, says Vladimir Brichta

Vladimir Brichta spent two years away from soap operas and open TV productions (more precisely, since “Quanto Mais Vida, Melhor”, in 2021), but that doesn’t mean that the 47-year-old actor was at a standstill during this time. Far from it.

Since then, he has only diversified his menu, so to speak. He starred in a play — “Tudo”, by Argentine Rafael Spregelburd, a work that marked his return to the stage after eight years —; and recorded the first Brazilian soap opera on streaming, “Pedaço de Mim”, on Netflix, alongside Juliana Paes. The premiere is scheduled for the beginning of 2024.

Furthermore, Brichta has just debuted in the admirable world of live programs. Every Monday, the actor, born in Minas Gerais and raised in Bahia, is on GNT giving his opinion and giving insights on Papo de Segunda, alongside João Vicente de Castro, Francisco Bosco and producer and music manager Kondzilla. “I’m curious and I have no intention of giving a definitive statement about anything.”

Without a fixed contract with Globo (which gave him the freedom to make the soap opera on Netflix), the artist will be back at the network soon: he was chosen to play Egídio, the antagonist of the remake of “Renascer, an unscrupulous villain — 30 years ago he was called Teodoro and was played by Herson Capri. Excited by so much news, Brichta talked about these and other topics with the F5.

You have just debuted on Papo de Segunda. What topics do you most interest?

When they invited me, I immediately thought about what my contribution would be. I am not a knowledgeable teacher on almost any subject. I am a person who is extremely curious about everything. In general, any topic interests me. I do not intend to give a definitive statement about anything, just my point of view.

You don’t have any social networks. Wouldn’t being minimally connected be important for the debate?

Eventually, the discussions are about topics that are resonating on social media and I become less involved, but also less contaminated by this information. I try to stay well informed, I communicate reasonably well, with humor and agility that the profession demands.

Could be a positive point then?

Yes, because I can contribute to the dynamics with my curious and comical perspective on issues, without necessarily saying something definitive and wanting to seal it, as social networks are.

Do you feel prepared to give your opinion on anything?

There are times when I have no opinion. I think it’s a lesson to say ‘even though I’m called upon to give my opinion, I’m not capable of giving my opinion on this matter’. Religions, there are many that I have no idea about, the War between Israel and Hamas, for example, I don’t have enough knowledge about. I’m careful not to have an opinion on everything, people who think they know everything are annoying, I’m there not to be annoying, that’s my goal [risos].

But you have a certain script, you talk about the subject beforehand, right?

We know the topics that will come up and can study a little more about that subject. It’s a very relaxed conversation, it almost seems like a chat between friends at a bar table, but it’s not. And having this awareness is very important.

Why?

There are opinions that I can talk about with friends that I have to take certain precautions in that public environment. You have a responsibility to be speaking on television. I receive the topic and study it, at the very least I have to know it. Even so as not to lose my spontaneity, which I have the impression of being attractive.

If you were to make an assessment about being a man today and a few years ago, would you say that it has changed in some way?

I am sure. Even though I thought that, at the time, I had a progressive behavior, if I revisit a thought, I say ‘Oh, man, I’m glad you’ve evolved’. Learning interests me, and we are in the process of discussing this strongly. In our case, where the masculine is dominant, we have to revisit and question ourselves. I think it’s absolutely valid and I hope that more and more people talk about it. Man in patriarchal society oppresses. There’s no point in women getting together and talking about it, they’re already tired. Those who need to discuss and reevaluate are men. The program brings this in some way.

Writer and journalist Xico Sá has already admitted in an interview that, unintentionally, he had attitudes typical of a “left-wing male”. Have you ever felt like that?

No. I think it’s impossible for any girlfriend or wife I’ve ever had to say I’m an abusive person, I’m sure. Now, if I have already had postures that have been interpreted in this way, it is not impossible. I am progressive in customs, liberal. I’m very proud, I’m speaking in a complimentary way. I don’t recognize myself in this place [de abusivo]Now of course, throughout my history, I may have had speech, a gesture or speech that may have been offensive, just like anyone else. We make mistakes.

At the beginning of this month, recording began for the remake of ‘Renascer’ and you will be the big villain. His resume includes more roles as good guys. What’s different about bringing evil to life?

The soap opera has two phases and I start in the second. I have a certain charm in my profession in playing the most diverse characters, but I think that these archetypes of the good guy and the villain, for example, are becoming more and more confused. The mistakes give more humanity to the characters, this is human complexity. But, of course, the public likes to see it and be against it. Colonel Egídio is a villain. He wouldn’t say people won’t like him, people love to hate him.

What kind of villain?

He puts people to work in a regime analogous to slavery. I don’t intend to defend him under any circumstances. This character may be very interesting, but I will never deny that he is a scoundrel. He is an absolutely disgusting human being.

What weight does it have to play a character from a story already known to the public and played by another actor (Herson Capri)?

It’s different, but as I haven’t started recording yet, I haven’t picked it up yet. But I sent a message to Herson, saying ‘I’m very happy that the character you defended is now with me’. I wanted to receive his blessing, and he gave it. He is a very sweet and kind guy.

Do you fear comparisons?

No, none, at any job. It is the certainty of our work, which is to interpret, and this can only be done in a personalistic way. What I do will be different, it will please some and not others, but it is the most I have managed to do with my understanding. The cleaner this is, the more interesting it will be.

You are also in “Pedaço de Mim”, alongside Juliana Paes and which is Netflix’s first soap opera. His character has a troubled relationship with his wife, they go through a separation. What else can you say about the plot?

The spoilers are very serious [risos]. We’ve already recorded, three and a half months. It is divided into three phases and this relationship has many consequences, which involve motherhood, choices, wrong choices. But I can’t say much, I have to be a little more secretive, they could pull my ear in a way I wouldn’t like.

Is there anything left to accomplish?

I still want to accomplish a lot. I want to be on stage more often, work with dear friends again and have more meetings with those I share my life with. And I want to play roles that are related to my age, I want to grow old along with my characters.