Dimitris Petropoulos: “On TV there is age racism – They play the grandparents 50”

“The grandparents play them fifty-five,” said Dimitris Petropoulos interviewed the Espresso newspaper and Elias Maravegia. The well-known actor also mentioned age racism on television. CORVERSE Do you regret not having said at work? This has happened to me. But not to mention the distant past, I will tell you something recent. I refused a role of 50 episodes in Wild Bees at the time that this amounted to suicide for someone who had stayed 15 years off television. How much does rejection affect an actor in his psychology? How do you deal with such a treaty? CORVERSE It no longer shakes me, nor hurts me. I’m aware of what I can and can’t do. Generally it is painful and useful sometimes, when it acts as a driving force. Self-rejection is the issue, because it requires deep reconstruction. Is there age racism in your work? In the theater, no. On TV, yes. The grandparents play 50.