(born the 14th of August 1938 in Wilanów) – Polish film and television actress, in the years 1994-1998 president of the Polish Culture Foundation. She is a member of the National Council of Culture and of Polish Culture Foundation supporting Polish culture in Poland and abroad. She is the author of the idea and co-author of the cycle of the programmes “Report on the case of nobody’s children”.

(selected excerpts from interview)

WHO IS SHE?

“ I am inseparable daughter of my mother and mother of my daughters.”

Disturbed order

The order has been disturbed. Yung people have more money, than elder ones, and they disregard their parents, who are professors or scientists. And the latter, in turn, their whole life have worked on the sentimental life of an earthworm and have pondered on what that earthwork may feel. And to buy these top fashion sneakers, professor salary is just not enough. We cannot teach the young respect for someone, who with earthworm becomes friends. Since this is not eye-catching. And it’s the glamour that matters, and nothing else!!! At any price! Let’s improve our looks, the way we feel… These are the canons. I don’t only know, who is setting them. (…)

Right choice

The times are changing. This is both good and bad. This means, right choice is ought to be made. The entire life is a matter of making choices. Do we want to work our wits out, to have a beautiful car, expensive watch, most fashionable blouse? Or do we want to “build ourselves”, to develop personally?

Be sensitive to human needs

One is got to be sensitive to human needs, recognize them. Be at a right place and right time. Help, motivate. Do not wait until someone asks us for our help, but just anticipate it. (….) Everything what’s good that we give from the depth of ourselves, shall return to us.  And not just from the people that we have helped. It shall appear unexpectedly from some other direction..

Independence

Independence is really important. I was 20 years old. At filmset there was a quarrel. Producer together with film director did not treat me nicely. I said to the producer, that not only he has got the contract signed with me, but I have got the same contract signed with him. He shall have tomorrow 600 supernumeraries at the filmset, and I shall have stomach pain. Before they shall settle what’s wrong with my stomach, two weeks could pass. And what shall do then? Well, it can turn out that he would have no photo shooting. I wanted to tell him through saying this – respect me, since you depend also on me, even though you may be thinking that I am dependent on you. Every situation in life is like that. Never show that something matters to you a great deal, as it will turn against you. In love also do not show it how much it matters to you. Keep it for yourself.