Actor Hou Jingjian was interviewed by the Global Times: Every time he plays Mao Zedong, he is making progress

Source: Global Times

Hou Jingjian, the actor of Mao Zedong in "The Age of Awakening", recently accepted an interview with the Global Times, and he revealed that his first appearance in Mao Zedong was in 2009, and he occasionally saw "Iron Shoulders Moral Righteousness" recruiting young Mao Zedong for this role, when he was 24 years old, his appearance and temperament may be quite consistent with Mao Zedong in his youth, so he had the experience of playing Mao Zedong for the first time. "But in fact, I have no bottom in my heart, and I can only seize the time to read historical materials and understand the background of the times." I've starred in Mao Zedong at different stages, from my 20s to 56. His traits at each stage are different and can't be set in stone, so trying to break through is very difficult for me and now I feel more and more stressed."

Hou Jingjian said that he had intentionally learned Tang Guoqiang's performance methods, "When shooting the TV series "Mao Zedong", because I and Tang Guoqiang needed to complete a character together, the director also required that there must be some reflections in the early and post-production stages." However, he also said that no matter which actor starred, it is necessary to grasp the spirit of the character, there are not too many routines, more is to learn from other Mao Zedong actors how to enter the spiritual world of the character, so that they will have their own unique space to play.

When asked how he understood Mao Zedong in his youth, Hou Jingjian said: "Mao Zedong in his youth has more sunshine, and he always has endless energy and vitality. Although he is in a special period of society, his yearning for light and yearning for a new China is particularly strong. He is very real, admits that he has not seen what he has not seen, he sinks down to ask everyone for advice; he is also very wise, never blindly judging right and wrong, and thinking about everything by himself. ”

Hou Jingjian has previously played Mao Zedong in "Mao Zedong" and "The Great Turning Point", talking about the image of Mao Zedong in "The Age of Awakening", he said: "Every time I play Mao Zedong, I am progressing, and I can sink more, perhaps with the growth of my age and experience, the thickness of the actor itself is increasing." In addition, director Zhang Yongxin told me that the image of Mao Zedong is relatively great in people's hearts, but Mao Zedong in the play has just arrived at Peking University, he is still in the process of studying and exploring, relatively speaking, his thinking is not so mature, I need to put down the whole character, to hide his aura in the heart, and become a great relative in the minds of the people. ”