About the great loss of his beloved friend Anna Panagiotopoulou a few months ago, as well as his good or not good collaborations, he spoke to Korina Mantagaris and Real life Stamatis Fasoulis.

-About four months ago, Anna Panagiotopoulou, with whom you had a deep friendship, passed away.

“It’s like I’ve lost half of my theatrical self. And Anna was not only theater. More than a girlfriend, she was a way of dealing with things. Anna saw things with a sense of humor when she was little that I didn’t have in mind and it changed my life.

Over the years, Anna almost put this to sleep and it grew on me a lot, just as she took things of mine and made them work and moved them forward.
We exchanged very deep and very expensive things with Anna and some unspeakables. I don’t know if I will have another such union in my life. Although I believe I have her in me in things I mention, in tones of voice and looks».

-Does the fact that you feel like an actor since 2.5 help you unlock actors as a director?

“By nature I exude trust, so that the other person confides in me their deepest secrets. I open up easily to the people I want to open up to and they open up too. From the moment they open up to each other, a very intense relationship is created that benefits a lot. I’ve worked with 500-600 actors and I only remember one collaboration that didn’t go well and it wasn’t my fault.

I had cast a leading role and the lead actor/actress, I won’t say what it is, wouldn’t talk to me in rehearsals. I did the show, the lead/wife was a big hit, she cried and said sorry to me at the premiere, but it’s still a thorn in my heart».

-Have your relationships been restored?

“Yes, but completely typical».