Czech actor and painter Jan Kanyza recently celebrated his 77th birthday, which means he has been retired for more than a decade. A year ago, he decided that playing and dubbing was enough and he would devote himself fully to painting. He enjoys the autumn of his life in a studio or at a cottage in the Liberec region without internet or social networks. “I am dedicated to my family and myself,” stated for .
According to him, throwing away a retirement pension is no problem. When he received the envelope with the pension calculation at first he was excited, but when he went a few rows down, his smile froze very quickly.
“As it turns out, she the amount I saw first was a payment for about 11 months back. Then when I saw how much it was going to be, my jaw dropped.” he explained to the Czech website.
In the past, Kanyza also went to France to create, and it was rumored that he bought a house there, which the actor denied. He started traveling there after the revolution, when his friend lent him space to paint pictures, now he only goes to the country on rare occasions.
“Somewhere they mentioned that I even have a castle and a residence there. That amused me. I don’t travel there much anymore, it’s far away after all. Some 1,700 kilometers and as a person gets older and more comfortable, the long journey wears him down.” added the actor.
