Women's Club
CLUB GUEST - ELENA YAKOVLEVA
A busy schedule of artists, constant touring, filming, performances … And finally, the long-awaited meeting with Elena Yakovleva - artist of the Sovremennik Theater and cinema, who enjoys deserved love in Russia.
Elena GUKLENGOF
- Lena, when was the desire to drive a car born?
- In general, I would hardly have gathered to study - but I put the need behind the wheel: a small child, my husband (he is also an actor) had no time to carry it, I had to. And still I go with torment, with fear.
- What car is Elena Yakovleva a secret?
- Yes. This is a mystery covered in darkness.
- A dream car?
- The one that rides itself. You sit down, tell her where, and she clicks, rumbles, scribbles and rides.
- What is hidden under the hood is a mystery?
- I am convinced that the amateur has no right to climb there, as, incidentally, the amateur. This should be done by a specialist! So if, for example, a flat tire is a disaster (laughs). But it seems to me that I am such a person that in a hopeless situation I will change the wheel. Well, by God, I'll change it. I saw how this is done - well, it will be hard, but the sequence of work, in any case, I know. To figure out where the jack is, and where is the spare wheel (laughs), and so everything is fine.
By the way, in the movie "Intergirl" I drive a lot. And before filming, I never sat behind the wheel. There was no skill at all. But she sat down and … went! It was necessary to stop the car - it stopped, but I don’t know how. With the command “motor!” I can ride a horse and drive a tank. Although, I must say, in Stockholm, unlike Moscow, driving a car is not at all difficult - all the male drivers are gentlemen there. If they see a woman driving, they are ready to let her into the green light, and the red, and … blue.
- Are you nervous at the wheel in Moscow?
“I mean, do I signal?” Yes of course. I am always right - because I travel strictly according to the Rules, as expected. I know who should miss someone, but for some reason people, seeing my car (we still leave it a mystery for readers), believe that it can easily be overtaken or cut. I advise women who want to entice a man with a foreign car to get such a machine. I have never seen so much attention from foreign cars. You walk along the street - nobody waves your hand, but if you go by my car, there is no end.
“Are you not going to change her?”
- In no case!
- Lena, and the son likes to ride with you?
“He carries the car very well.” There are no doors in my back, so I'm calm that the baby will not press any button, will not open the door. When I'm driving, he is very focused - he feels that his mother is tense. And when dad is behind the wheel, he can play a trick, but usually he quickly cradles him and he falls asleep.
Two years ago, he was passionately passionate about cars: he could tell where BMW was and where Mercedes was. He could easily distinguish the Quartet from the Eight or Seven. I recognized brands that I don’t understand. I thought that I would lose my mind, because I couldn’t do a day without a new car, I was only interested in toys on wheels. Now another hobby: the dinosaurs have gone …
- Do you think about the upcoming shootings, performances while driving?
- In general, if you look at me from the outside, this is a ridiculous sight. Especially after the performance. I go and rehearse with myself.
- That is, if the police do not stop, then you can easily become the prey of an ambulance?
- Quite: a man sits alone in a car, talks, gestures, and he’ll cry, for example. Rehearsal is in full swing.
- Do you prefer any kind of music while driving?
- The fact is that my car is unique. If you look inside the cabin, you can see the radio, and the ashtray, and the cigarette lighter, but in fact it’s all fake. Therefore, I prefer music that I sing to myself.
“We talk so much about your car.” Does he probably even have a proper name?
- As many as you like. "My sweetie, " for example. But basically - “my little green bush”, because it is green (laughs).
- Oh well. Let's talk seriously. Are you “friends” with the rules of the road?
- I drive the third year, and I have never been stopped by any traffic cop (pah-pah-pah). I am often asked how the traffic police inspectors behave when they see you behind the wheel. And I even have nothing to answer: I have never communicated with them.
In general, I am very serious about driving a car. If I’m going somewhere to an unfamiliar place, I first study the route on the map. When driving, I pay attention to all the signs … It seems to me that all women drive very carefully. In any case, in the program "Road Patrol" I see that, basically, men get into serious road accidents. The conclusion, in my opinion, is logical: the fairer sex is much better at driving than it is customary to think.