When did you realised you wanted to be a Filmmaker\Actor\Writer?

For a very long time I am amazed by James Dean's performance in "The Giant" 1956, so I started watchihg B/W movies every day ever since. Fast forward couple of years I saw "I confess" 1953 directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Montgomery Clift, so I said this is what I chose.


Do you remember your first time at the Movies?



Growing up loving the treatres more than movies, I wasn't ignorant of them, but when I started learning from them almost the same as from theatres, I already forgot my first time because I was already so in love.

 If you should change country where would you like to work?



The American story telling concept is based off of the Stanislavski system more than Shakespeare. For me personally, growing up in the country of Macedonia, I better understand the Russian culture such as Leo Tolstoy, A. Sergeyevich Pushkin, Stanislavski, Dostoyevski, A. Chekhov, Bulgakov, Ostrovsky, Gogol, Turgenev etc. If the American story telling was something else than it is I chose Russia.

Two films that have marked your life for better or for worse…

Gulliver's Travels 1939 and East of Eden 1955 for the better of course. There are no bad movies but just hard days.

What do you think about Acting/ filmmaking schools?

Untill the end of time. It's the only place that refresh a memory of a forgotten knowledge, sometimes without even noticing.

Have you ever hated your ambition?



Only briefly when I was starting out. It was taking every aspect of my life in terms of free time and scheduling. When I decided this is what I want to do with my life, I started hating myself that I didn't gave %110 at the time. 

Francois Truffaut used to think that "Film Lovers are sick people”… was

he right?



Sick in terms of "that is all he/she knows?" Than I agree to be sick, at least I know something others don't. And one day they'll realise that there is no better feeling than understanding the human psyche, that only books and cinema can teach us, because someone else will be in need of your help like you needed at some point.

Close your eyes…if I say “Cinema” what do you see?



God and the cosmos.

Who’s the Director\Actor\Writer that taught you the most?



Konstantin Stanislavski.

About your job, tell us your biggest dream and your worst nightmare…



When I realized that the clock doesn't exist but only time, and that the consciousness has an expiration date, my worst nightmare is not achieving my writting/acting goals, and passing them on future generations before I leave this Earth.

How important is to have a good Cinematographic Culture?



Culture is the right word, yes, it's very important because it shows other cultures about a certain one and it's points of view. 

What would you like to improve as a Filmmaker\Actor\Writer?



Not every culture sees a story same. Put the business on the 2nd place and show a story that more cultures can understand, you'd be amazed of the positive criticism, which will skyrocket the business by itself.

- A big producer give you the chance to direct\to play (in) the remake of one of your favorite black and white Movie (if you have one), what film do you choose?



Casablanca.

Film Industry it’s a tough place and sometimes is normal to feel lost

and discouraged… who’s the person that keeps you motivated?

My will, my passion, my joy, my love for the art...myself.

Alfred Hitchcock said: "To make a good film you need 3 things: The

script, the script and the script".  Do you agree with him?



Totally. On set everything can be changed but not untill the script is. 

What’s your most ambitious project for the future?

With my bussy schedule of writing and acting I think I'd be able to squeeze in my next big project on the horizon in near future, producing my next movie "Sunset" back in my home country of Macedonia, based on my last novel that I enjoyed 3½ years of my life writing it.

Do you think that sadness or at least melancholy let be more creative?

Always. Happiness makes us enjoy the moment, sadness in search for meaning.

What do you wish to yourself as a Filmmaker\Actor \Writer?

To pass everything I know to future generations, because only the stories are able to change someone's life. Some may not agree with me and say love first, but I would say this: "love have to have a story, without story the is no love." I support and concrete this with the most important Leo Tolstoy's quote: "Everything exists only because I love...love is life." He is meaning about the universal love and not just love between 2 people. And I'll add to it: "Love is a story."