The life of actor Duc Thinh 'C21 Special Task Force' after 5 years of cancer

Can't sing anymore because of illness

- Between acting, singing and directing, which field do you think you are most suitable for?

I got into art from the C21 Special Forces. This was my first time acting in a movie, and no one in my family was an artist. I only acted by instinct, so when I watched it back, I felt like my acting was weaker than everyone else's.

Actor Duc Thinh - plays Son "skull" in "C21 Special Task Force".

After that, I participated in many films with different types of roles and even though the roles were small, I always tried to learn. Next, singing and music helped me change myself a lot, feeling that life was beautiful after the events of my childhood and forming a Duc Thinh later.

Also with the passion from the C21 Special Task Force , I researched and collected documents about cinema... and then fell in love with the director's job without realizing it.

Maybe it's because I'm too emotional, so I want to tell people those stories through the 7th art. Everything comes from passion and effort. However, at the moment, due to illness, I can't sing anymore, I just stop at composing music. Acting in movies is up to fate, but I'm still constantly learning to develop myself.

- Who inspired you to do this job?

I am inspired by artists and actors in films both in Vietnam and abroad. I love directors James Cameron and Christopher Nolan the most. In Vietnam, I like director Vu Ngoc Dang.

Regarding music, more specifically, from singing or composing, I was inspired by the passion of my idol, teacher, and brother - musician Jimmii Nguyen - to create Duc Thinh today. It can be said that without Jimmii Nguyen, there would be no Duc Thinh of music. Last May, I had the honor of being the director for his Du Ca show in Vinh ( Nghe An ).

Accept everything as the storm of life, do not allow yourself to give up

- After many years of fighting cancer, fans still see Duc Thinh as strong, courageous, optimistic and positive. Can you share about the time when you felt most depressed during treatment and what was the motivation to overcome this incident?

It has been exactly 5 years since I got sick, nearly 2 years of treatment at Tan Trieu K Hospital. For the past 3 years, I have not been examined or treated at the hospital anymore, but only returned to the hospital to do charity work for K patients. Since I got sick until now, I have had absolutely no time to be depressed, accepting everything as a challenge, a storm of life. Although the disease is still in my body, it has never affected my current life.

Having lymphoma, Duc Thinh always stays optimistic and strong.

The biggest motivation for me to always be optimistic, love life and want to share with everyone is my children. There are many people in the same situation as me in society who do not have optimism, so that invisibly becomes the motivation for me to be healthy, to show everyone that cancer is not scary, what is scary is the fear in each person when they know I have cancer!

- How much is the estimated cost of cancer treatment over the years?

Thanks to insurance, my treatment costs have been reduced significantly, to just under 300 million VND in over 2 years. Without health insurance, the figure would be over 700 million VND. But if the disease relapses, the cost will be many times higher.

- What is your main job now? How is your treatment?

Currently, I write scripts, produce movies and music videos on demand, compose music for film soundtracks, and still study directing and music theory day and night.

As for the disease, it could come back at any time because the tumor in my body is still there. I am determined that if it does recur, I will continue to fight without fear!

- Standing on stage performing and acting, the audience always sees Duc Thinh's strong image. So in real life, do you have any bad qualities?

I am an optimistic person, always wanting to bring joy to others. My bad habit is probably taking on too many things, sometimes causing my loved ones to suffer because I am too busy worrying about society. Only when I fail at work, returning home to loving, protective arms do I realize this.

Actor Duc Thinh persistently fights cancer

- What are your strengths and weaknesses?

What makes me happy is that I have a lot of love from everyone. My weakness is that I trust people blindly. And another weakness is that I live emotionally, so I have not solved many problems rationally, only solved them with emotions and brought myself sadness that I dare not speak out. Luckily, music is the place that helps me to release all my worries.

Excerpt from the movie "C21 Special Forces"

Photos, clips: VTV, FBNV

Actor Duc Thinh: 'I finished the treatment regimen but the tumor is still there'

"Whenever I feel sad, discouraged or in pain because of illness, I always think of my two children. They are the motivation for me to fight every day against this incurable disease," actor Duc Thinh told Zing.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/cuoc-song-cua-dien-vien-duc-thinh-doi-dac-nhiem-nha-c21-sau-5-nam-bi-ung-thu-2403489.html