George Kapoutzidis gave an interview to "Down Town" magazine on the occasion of his new series "Serres". The actor and screenwriter also referred to the decision he made to speak openly about his sexual identity which he said freed him artistically.
Speaking about coming out, George Kapoutzidis said: "I felt tremendously free in this series and I consider that very important. Coming out played a very big role in writing what I have fun with, what entertains me, moves me and inspires me and a lot of people - I can tell by the messages I get. Inspiring me is more important than making you laugh or being moved."
Asked if in his previous series he felt constrained, he replies: "Sure, and that's incredibly oppressive and unfree. And it leads you to an outcome that in the end you look at and you're not sure of what you've created. You say 'is this me? Of course, to be honest, I wasn't that oppressed because I wasn't ready to say more than I can say now. My possibilities were limited since I didn't know myself what I wanted to state about myself. It was like saying "this much I can do, this much I will give". But that's not the case, in the end I could - unfortunately - much more. Now I write with complete freedom."
Source: Proto Thema
Contents of this article including associated images are belongs Cyprus Times
Views & opinions expressed are those of the author and/or Cyprus Times
Source
