He didn’t always want to be an actor. If he rewrote Les Fourberies de Scapin at the age of 7, Patrick Chesnais would first have liked to be a doctor and find remedies for people’s difficulties. Interviewed by Rebecca Fitoussi in the show One world, one look,he hopes that his latest show imbued with humanity will perhaps bring him back to this deep aspiration: “I know that with this show, many people thank me and feel concerned by what they hear and by the moment they had. It makes me feel good to do them good,” he confides.
Know how to apologize
If the show opens with the regrets he addresses to his son who died tragically, the actor also returns to the dramatic situation of the elderly. He is convinced that efforts still need to be made: “We are not taking care of them properly, the elderly are physically dependent and the system that we put at their disposal until they leave is very expensive.”
For Patrick Chesnais, the current situation of elderly people in institutions is symptomatic of the way in which society treats old age. “There should be a little more attention and support for our elders. At a certain time, there was a greater emphasis on the wisdom that the ancients represented,” he continues.
Being a deeply human actor
In 2023, its Apology letters were written, because he now felt strong enough. “To be able to do it, you have to have strength within yourself,” he admits. Years after the loss of his son, it seems that Patrick Chesnais has now found her.
Apology letters by Patrick Chesnais at the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse until July 8, 2026
The broadcast can be found in full here.
