The actress and her classmates considered Heifetz to be a kindred person.

“He was always an energetic person, restless, I’ll even say.

Classes with him were not regulated in time - if he started to get involved in something, then it was to the end, ”added Chusova.

She also noted that for his students, the director was known as "a storehouse of wisdom and interesting stories."

Earlier it was reported that director Leonid Kheifets died at the age of 87.