ated, where people can see where we’ve “wandered” and perhaps also find their own desire to move more. A tent on the car roof was a win-win solution. We spend the whole day in nature and in the evenings choose a place to camp that we want to see when we wake up.” While we’re on the subject of Serbia, where is it at its most beautiful, apart from at home? “The two of us decided, after years exploring the nature of our beautiful country, to buy a plot of land and embark on the adventure of returning to old crafts, permacul- ture, exploring nature as we build our own oasis in eastern Serbia.” Let’s nonetheless return to the topic of acting... Do you have any desire to act in the theatre? “No, unfortunately. I don’t have
the budget to deal with that scene. I performed intensively in the theatre prior to giving birth to my child. I then reduced that and finally decided it didn’t pay off to give half my earn- ings to a nanny in order not to be with my child. I didn’t see the point of that. I’ve organised my life and af- fairs in such a way that I can devote myself to my daughter maximally.” Do you dream about Hol- lywood, some world-re- nowned director, some spe- cific role? “I dream about high-quality people, visionaries and joint crea- tion wherever that might be.” It was a decade ago that you won the Golden Are- na award for Best Actress for your performance in the film The Parade. Was that role a kind of springboard? “It’s somehow like they knew in Pula which two films I had absolute enjoyment filming and they award- ed me Golden Arena awards for both of them. Those two films are The Pa- rade and The Last Serb in Croatia, di- rected by Predrag Ličina, which you can watch on HBO.” Who taught you the most about acting or gave you advice that you always re- member? “I learned the most about act- ing from Tomaž Pandur. A great di- rector. He revealed my own capac- ities to me. Dejan Mijač once said to me, while we were making a play, “act the way you like to see someone else act”. And my mother advised me that I just listen to my feelings.” You rarely give interviews, don’t appear in tabloids and don’t live constantly in the public eye. How much does that help or hinder you when it comes to get- ting roles? “It’s important to me in my work that someone chooses me because of my quality, and not because of my appearances in the media or because I have a large number of followers on social media. It’s certainly easier when you’re on everyone’s “radar”, but that’s not my way.”
picture taken, giving interviews, don- ning gowns and the like.” You’ve conquered the poles, the world’s highest peaks etc. How do you manage to persevere and push your limits in extreme situa- tions? “In such a way that I hacked myself by choosing situations that there’s no turning back from once you’ve started; situations in which giving up isn’t a cheap option. When I was on an expedition in the Arctic, the aim was to cover 300 km on a dog sleigh. We only had the possi- bility of giving up after the first day, which was challenging in every sense. I was among those who decided to continue and I can now say that I’m rich, because that has only been ex- perienced by 186 people worldwide. In extreme situations, a person can learn a lot in a short space of time, and can grow from that.” Have you ever thought ‘I won’t succeed’? “Every time I’ve thought, “Jeep- ers, what did I need to do this for?!”. After reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 metres above sea level), I said to myself that I’d never even climb to the top of Avala again, only to spend three weeks of the very next year climbing in the Himala- yas. It seems to me that the hardest part is deciding to embark on an ad- venture. And afterwards everything sort of fits into place for a person to upgrade themselves and endure the challenge they’ve set for themselves.” You recently embarked on an adventure around Ser- bia with your daughter and dog. Is it really that easy to pack a tent and head out? “In a system where you are a he- ro if you successfully conduct your daily routine, I needed for Luča and I, together with our dogs, to have that freedom to once a week unbur- den ourselves from various assigned tasks, to pack a backpack without having to organise everything per- fectly in advance and spend extra energy on it. That’s also how our Instagram profile @_kuda _kuda_ prirodnjačko-avanturistički was cre-
O glumi sam najviše naučila od Tomaža Pandura. On mi je otkrio moje kapacitete I learned the most about acting from Tomaž Pandur. He revealed my own capacities to me
Uvek Er Srbija i Elevejt Kako najčešće provodite vreme u avionima Er Srbije ? – Ovo će sad zvučati chee - sy , ali stvarno, prvo šta uradim u avionu, a najčešče putujem upravo svojom omiljenom Er Srbijom , jeste da se uhvatim za Elevejt . Nekako mi čitanje ovog časopisa dođe kao ritu- alni uvod u putovanje. I ćerka i ja najviše volimo da, leteći, sti- gnemo nekud. ALWAYS AIR SERBIA AND ELEVATE How do you most often spend your time aboard Air Serbia’s planes? “This will now sound “cheesy”, but really the first thing I do aboard a plane – and I most often travel with my favour- ite Air Serbia – is to “grab” El- evate. Reading this magazine somehow comes as my ritual introduction to my travels. My daughter and I both prefer ar- riving somewhere by flying.”
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