Perhaps the public prefers to think that Sun An, who has exquisite facial features, is gentle and quiet, and I see a cool toughness and a slightly melancholy look in this face.
I don't know if it is because she began to be exposed to painting and music since she was a child, Sun Anke's musical taste is different from most young girls of her age, she loves jazz, and her favorite singer is Leonard Cohen, Cohen's Leaving the Table, which is on Sun Anke's Weibo.
From the age of 7 to 23, Sun Anke grew up with music and photography in addition to colorful paints and brushes.
Perhaps it is the past ten years accompanied by music and painting that after becoming an actor, Sun Anke's performance has shown an introverted and immersive style, which is reflected in Li Yan in the movie "Soul Hunting" and Ah Zi in "Red Fox Shusheng", as well as Sun Xiaomo in the recent hit TV series "Children of the Qiao Family".
About dreams
It is fortunate that dreams are placed
During the interview, Douban's high-scoring hit drama "Children of the Qiao Family" has just been broadcast, and Sun Anke plays Sun Xiaomo, who suffers from epilepsy, which is a complex character, because physical diseases often occur uncontrollably, resulting in Sun Xiaomo being extremely sensitive and hiding secrets in his heart, which is difficult for young actors to interpret. The role that Sun Anke challenges with a complex personality is not Sun Xiaomo, but also Li Yan in "Soul Hunting", Yang Bu regret in "The New Heavenly Dragon Slaughter", and so on.
At the end of the final episode of "Children of the Joe's Family", Sun Anke wrote such a paragraph: "Xiao Mo Ya ~ You are so fragile, so lonely, but you have always supported the tough shell... Autumn and winter in Nanjing are very beautiful, and I often think of the plane trees on the street, and I often think of you. I am lucky to feel your struggles and heartache. ”
Fragile, lonely, bracing, struggling... This is Sun Xiaomo, and Sun An can clearly present these qualities of Sun Xiaomo to the audience through performance.
In 2018, Sun Anke, who had just turned 20, played Yang Bu regret in the Jin Yong martial arts drama "Yi Tian Slaughter Dragon Record" directed by Jiang Jiajun, and the role she played received a lot of attention.
In 2019, Sun Anke played the robot Qu Sijia in the science fiction drama "Hello, Anyi", which was refreshing, and in the same year, she starred in the Qing Palace drama "Dream Back" on Tencent Video.
The movie "Soul Hunting", released at the beginning of this year, has received widespread attention and discussion since its release, and Sun An can complete a difficult role in this movie - Li Yan. "Soul Hunting" became a high-profile work at the beginning of the year, and Sun Anke's brilliant performance in these dramas also received attention and recognition.
In "Soul Hunting", the "Li Yan" played by Sun Anke as a crucial and quite complex character in the film, the entire story line of the film must be connected by the character of Li Yan, and the "Li Yan" of 4 personalities needs to appear in turn to unfold the story, which is a difficult challenge for a newcomer actor.
At that time, the 21-year-old Sun Anke also worked hard after receiving the script, practicing his eyes in front of the mirror every day, practicing writing with his left hand, observing the behavior and demeanor of several other actors, etc. Several personalities she interpreted were the simple and kind "True Li Yan", the old and treacherous Wang Shicong disguised "Wang Li Yan", Wang Shicong's disguised Tang Suzhen "Tang Li Yan", and Liang Wenchao's "Liang Li Yan" of the fourth personality after being broken by the prosecutor. After the film was completed, the role of "Li Yan" won the praise of the director and other actors, and Zhang Zhen, who played Liang Wenchao in the film, praised Sun Anke's performance as "perfect".
Although she began to learn to paint at the age of 7, Sun Anke's dream in high school was to become an actor, and this idea was very firm, she was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy as she wished, and her dream was laid out.
No matter how many complex characters a 23-year-old actor has played, her background color is still youthful and bright, as Sun Anke himself said, "Acting, listening to music, painting, these are all beautiful in the world."
Q&A
Dialogue with Sun Anke
About the performance
The creative process is joyful and satisfying
P: Some time ago, I saw the official lineup of "Heart Residence", in which you played Feng Xixi, what kind of character is she? How do this role have similarities and differences with your previous roles?
Sun Anke: Feng Xixi is a person who strives to swim upstream at the bottom of the sea, and the personality gap of each role I play is quite large, and the role of Feng Xixi is very interesting and can be expected.
P: What kind of life concept does "Heart Residence" mainly convey?
Sun Anke: The Road is full of ordinary people's unremitting desire for "small days", and the efforts in mixed daily life are vigorously fought. Everyone is living hard and tirelessly.
P: Before watching the TV series "Hello, Ann", you played the robot Qu Sijia, in order to make yourself more like a robot, what aspects do actors need to pay attention to?
Sun Anke: We have done a lot of training before, the eyes and movements are as different as possible from ordinary people, and the skill of not blinking is quite cool.
P: This year I also watched the movie "Soul Hunting", in which you played "Li Yan", for young you, interpreting the role of Li Yan is a difficult challenge, right? What preparations were made before shooting?
Sun Anke: Li Yan is very difficult, and I am very grateful to the director for trusting me. The filming was prepared to communicate with the director for a long time, including writing with the left hand and practicing eye contact in the mirror, which had a lot of details. Filming this play, the impression of each scene is still unforgettable, because Li Yan's weight in my heart is too heavy.
P: The recently popular TV series "Children of the Qiao Family", as of now, has a score of 8.7 points on Douban, which is a very high score, you played Sun Xiaomo in the play, how did you get involved with the gold medal production team of Noonday Sunshine at that time?
Sun Anke: Thank you for liking the Qiao family, thank you to the director for giving me the opportunity to audition, and thank you for working with such a great production team to complete a good work.
P: The role of Sun Xiaomo is very complicated, in the interpretation, what do you think is the most difficult?
Sun Anke: Sun Xiaomo's epilepsy bar, before filming, I watched a lot of video materials, and I also tried to accurately restore the state of the patient when she was onset during the performance. I also want to appeal to everyone to help people with epilepsy in their lives.
P: There are still some differences between drama and novel, the drama version of Sun Xiaomo is more complicated, and the superior has maintained feelings for a long time, and there are children, and now some audiences will enter the drama too deeply, have you ever worried that the role of Sun Xiaomo is not flattering, and it is easy to be substituted by the audience into the emotions?
Sun Anke: There are flattering and unflattering characters in every play, but each character is an individual with a soul. As an actor, it's a good thing that the audience brings emotions into it, and I'm very happy.
P: After filming the play "Children of Joe's Family", what (life) inspiration did you get?
Sun Anke: Live life seriously, love yourself well, and love people who deserve to be loved.
P: This TV series is about a specific era, how can the actors be closer to the characters of that era?
Sun Anke: Many of the clothes in the play are vintage, and the director is very careful, giving the actors a great sense of security.
P: In recent years, most of the roles you have taken over are quite difficult to interpret, such as Li Yan in "Soul Hunting", Sun Xiaomo in "Children of the Qiao Family", and other roles in film and television dramas. Also the hardest to act?
Sun Anke: In fact, there is no consumption, because the creative process is happy and satisfied.
P: What's the biggest takeaway from being an actor?
Sun Anke: The biggest gain is that you can feel all the emotions that Sun An can do.
P: What's your trick to getting into the role quickly when you're performing?
Sun Anke: I will be easier to bring in, that is to say, it is very fast and deep to enter the play, and every character is very sad when they are finished. The trick can't tell you.
P: What kind of attempts do you hope to try in the future?
Sun Anke: There are a lot of roles that I want to play, policemen, and I still want to shoot Republic of China dramas, campus dramas, and I will grow old if I don't shoot them anymore.
About the self
Love all the beauty of the world
P: Is learning to act an ideal from an early age? Have your parents influenced you or raised you in this regard along the way?
Sun Anke: Being an actor is my ideal, and my family did not support me at first, but now I recognize it.
P: Are you a particularly sober person? For example, when choosing a role or falling in love, will you be particularly sober?
Sun Anke: My sobriety is relatively uncontrollable, sometimes sober...
P: How has painting helped you in your life (career)? What are your hobbies besides painting?
Sun Anke: Painting is also a way to vent emotions, 7 years old has been painting until now, listening to music, painting, these are the beauty of the world.
P: What's the book I've been reading recently? Which movie/drama is chased?
Sun Anke: "The good-looking skin bag is the same, the interesting soul is one of the thousands", and recently chased "Children of the Joe Family".
P: Which part of your life is your blind spot? I haven't dabbled in it yet, but what is one skill I want to get?
Sun Anke: I am afraid of water, I want to learn to swim, I hope that this year I can break through my fear of water.
P: Are you a confident person?
Sun Anke: My confidence is divided into situations, and I don't know what the reason is.
P: How do you think about friendship in life?
Sun Anke: With similar tastes and consistent aesthetics, you will become a good friend.
Interview, written by Grace
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