Özge Özpirinçci

Yes, filming takes most of my time. It robs you of the luxury to lead a regular life. But I never had this wish to start with. My only complaint is that I can’t plan ahead for my vaca-tions abroad. There is no way I can know how many days a week I will be working a month from now.

The characters you play are usually upbeat, humorous, drawn back, naïve and bold. How would you characterize yourself?

I’m not as naive and drawn back as İpek, but the rest suit me well.

You took part in the mini-series Cesaretin var mı Aşka and Kavak Yelleri before; how did the role of İpek, Hümeyra’s daughter, in Melekler Korusun come up?

Actually, we had agreed on the role of İpek while I was still a part of Kavak Yelleri. I would be a part of the cast there for longer, if only it wasn’t for the time lost hurrying between the two sets; so the character Ada had to die early. I loved it when they told me about İpek. When I found out that she would be Hümeyra’s daughter, I jumped in. It was too great an opportunity to miss.

We believe that you are one of those people who had a dream and managed to change their surroundings in ways small or large. Knowing that people who pursue their dreams are also open to change, curious, always learning and questioning individuals, we would love to find out where you envision yourself in 10 years.

Hoping that the movie industry of Turkey finally reaches the heights it deserves, I envision myself leaving my movie’s gala event with my friends and going somewhere to celebrate!

Anything you want to say to Sabancı University Alumni?

I hope they are living the lives they dreamed of.

Thanks for your time.

Interview by: Mine Göknar ( sumed@sabanciuniv.edu )