The television audience got to know Prokopis Agathokleous through his leading role in the Mega series "Agios Paisios - From Farasa to Heaven". The actor gave an interview to the magazine "TV Typos" and among other things referred to the difficulties he faces with the role.
"The portrayal of the spirituality of this person and the three ages that I will play, adolescence, adulthood and the entrance to Mount Athos. The difficulties were, above all, of a practical nature and portraying a personality and a person who lived very differently from what I live today," said Prokopis Agathokleous.
At another point he was asked if there were scenes and parts in the script that affected you psychologically. "Psychologically I can't say they affected me. But psychologically and mentally they affected me, as there were intense scenes that demanded a lot from the actor. This, of course, applies to all actors. It was a very demanding script and rightly so. From what I see so far of all these actors I think they were all affected mentally and spiritually by the sheer magnitude of the narrative of what the saint experienced."
Speaking more about the role, he explained if it was exemplified by his life at certain points. "I would have loved to have been exemplified in much more. The things I keep and work on are: The humility, the humility with which he treated people. No one ranked below him, but he ranked below everyone. The patience with which he faced every difficulty in his life, and there were many... His love, which he generously offered to anyone who asked for it. The immense embrace he gave to anyone in pain, and the simplicity through which he faced life and everything that surrounded him," the actor said.
Asked if he believes in God, he says: "Being a man born and raised in a village in the province, in Limassol, Cyprus, I had contact with God and the Church from an early age. This contact from my student years began to become more and more sparse. Nevertheless, the faith, the main faith that helped me cope was the faith in the person I was going to play, in his works and in his actions. Still, the deep faith that all of us could make it, to embrace deeply and speak with as much respect and love for the life of the saint as possible."
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