Piolo Pascual Talks About His Life, Career, and The Future | Filipino | Rec•Create
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and today, I'll be answering questions
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from people off the internet.
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how do you feel about the nickname Papa P?
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Especially when it first started.
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Just a short background.
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I guested on an afternoon show,
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and it was Miss Aya de las Alas
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that called me Papa P.
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And it kind of stuck from there,
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so people started calling me Papa P.
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At first, of course, I was very uncomfortable
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because I have my son,
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and he calls me Papa.
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So people around me would call me Papa P,
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and I'd be really uncomfortable
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because even the cameraman would call me Papa P.
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So I'm like, okay.
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Until such a time that I was like,
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I guess I just have to live with it.
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And it just became
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sort of a turnkey.
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A term of endearment
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that I just had to accept.
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Ano nga ba feel mo
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naging sound Papa P?
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I actually humor myself
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when people call me Papa P.
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And I also call myself Papa P.
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Parang it's an alter ego,
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So I look at my character
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as an actor as Papa P.
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But in real life, I'm PJ.
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You know, people call me PJ.
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I've learned to accept and appreciate.
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Sometimes I treat it as
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a sign of respect from people
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who can't call me Tito or Kuya,
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they call me Papa P.
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Have you ever been intimidated by someone?
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Not just by someone,
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by anything that I do.
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Especially if it's a big project,
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or if I'm doing work with actors
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I really admire or look up to.
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I get really intimidated.
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I get intimidated when I'm asked
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during an interview,
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when I do talk shows.
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and I tend to get so insecure.
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But I guess you just have to channel it
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in such a way wherein
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you have to be comfortable
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so you'd be able to answer better
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or to act better.
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So I try to prep myself before
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As a movie star yourself,
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Sa tingin mo, sino kang mas starstruck?
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I remember I was starstruck by Kuya Gary,
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When I was still doing ASAP before.
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Every time I get a chance to talk with him,
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his aura, his presence,
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it's so intimidating.
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But at the same time,
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it's so embracing.
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So I'm like, you know,
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whenever I talk to him,
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I still get starstruck.
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I've seen some Hollywood stars,
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but I guess it's different
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when you're in the same field
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from the Philippines.
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So for me, I was actually a security guard
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at the Oscars once in the 90s.
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And I saw all of them
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and that was the time that they had
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all the past winners in one hall.
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So they had to ask all the security
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to cordon them off from the people.
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And I remember seeing a lot of stars.
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And for some reason, I didn't get starstruck
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because I guess I wasn't still a celebrity yet.
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So for me, when I saw them,
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parang mga tao rin pala sila.
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They're normal people.
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But when I became a movie star,
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that's when I realized the kind of pressure
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that comes with celebrity.
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Do you ever miss life before the limelight?
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It's hard to say that I miss my life before
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because I still have my life out of showbiz.
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Being in the limelight,
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I guess it's just part of my job.
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I call it my day job.
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Siguro the anonymity,
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whenever you go to malls,
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you can't have that anymore.
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If there's one thing that I miss,
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I used to do my groceries before
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because I like to do my personal groceries
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so I know what to buy and what not to buy
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so you don't spoil stuff.
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Small things, but it's nothing big.
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I've thought of that many times.
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I've thought of that many times.
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During the pandemic,
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to get to wear a mask,
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But for some reason,
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I still get recognized.
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So even when I'm running on the street,
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sometimes ipapara ako ng kaibigan ko,
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okay, ba't ka tumatakbo mag-isa?
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I've thought of that many times
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and I've never done it.
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So hopefully one day I get to do it.
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You know, just for kicks.
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Was there ever a time
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that you were so absorbed
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in your character
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that you started to act like them
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especially from my last film,
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I really imbibed him
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and my director would always say,
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you have to shake it off.
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you have to go on a vacation,
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take some time off
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because you know,
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when you immerse yourself,
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you really dig deep
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and you have to know the character
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and whenever I take on a character,
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I really try to live it.
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I really try to understand
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where he's coming from,
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where he's going.
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I get affected by it.
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In terms of sensitivity,
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I've become more vulnerable
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and I've become more affected
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by everything around me.
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But me as a person,
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I'm usually dead ma.
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when you're in character,
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and it gets to a point
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that you have to tell yourself,
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easy ka lang, hindi ikaw yan.
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Especially if it's a TV show
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which lasts for six months minimum.
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I'm like the same character
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even if I'm not in front of the camera.
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And my staff would also tell me,
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nagiging ganun ka na,
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ikaw na yung karakter mo.
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So it's also nice
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kind of end that.
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So at least you can shake it off
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and move on to another character
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because hindi naman pwede
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hanggang ganun ka.
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Especially Malyari lang,
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mas maging serial killer
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sa totoong buhay.
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Speaking of Malyari though,
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I know you played
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three different roles
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in three different timelines pa.
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So how does that affect you
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knowing na makakaiba yun?
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I had to do some research.
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Period yung 1812,
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period yung 1940s
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and I had to research
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about what was happening
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in the Philippines.
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I watched a lot of videos
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just for reference.
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the way they talk,
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the way they were.
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So in the present,
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kind of differentiate
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based on the timeline
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that was given me.
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And I had an acting coach
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that was guiding me
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all throughout the film,
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How do you stay present
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with your co-stars,
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with everything happening
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I make sure I'm there
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because you know,
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you are your own brand.
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You are your own person.
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that I'm not fooling anyone.
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So I always try to
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be the same person
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So I'm always present
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because I really value
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when you get confused
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especially if you have
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a lot of things to do.
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Like double booking,
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overbooking in a day.
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a different species
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that I have to focus on this.
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I cannot think about
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what you are telling me
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if there's any other thing
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that I have to deal with.
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It has to come after
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It has to come after
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I'm done with work.
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Living in the present
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is more important
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than anything else.
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than living in the past
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and being present
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what's going to happen
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and being present
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and being in the moment.
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When was the last time
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you weren't proud of yourself?
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Proud na, proud na.
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In this business,
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you're only as good
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as your last project
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to give it my best
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I wish I did this.
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I wish I was able to
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do what I was expecting
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tap myself on the shoulder
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I'm not hard on myself.
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like what we said a while ago,
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you try to stay present
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appreciate everything
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that happens around me
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and I don't beat myself up
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don't get to do it right.
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try to be better,
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What piece of advice
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really sound advice
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when we were doing
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I was in my mid-20s
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how to invest my money
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do that until now.
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It was because of that
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that I was able to
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and I was able to really
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because of what she said
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because she's been there
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and she's been around
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since she was a kid
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so that's one thing
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and I still practice up to now.
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That's what saved her
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and so from then on
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I started whenever
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I have something extra
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what Mommy V told me
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invest your money
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on things that, you know,
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I remember the first time
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that I had a home,
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That's when I felt
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That's when I felt
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I can still do this job
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starting out then.
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every time there's a success
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you feel validated
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and you feel that
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I've made it this far
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you never dwell on that.
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You never dwell on that
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you bask in the glory
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but you have to carry on,
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discover more about
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and a better character.
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I don't want to say
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that I've made it.
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I want to say that
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the success of my work
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concert, whatever
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I never dwell on it.
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because that only puts you
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at the point wherein
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Hanggang dito ka lang ba?
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I'm grateful for it
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it's something that
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And there's another one
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my manager, my dad
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this is not gonna last forever.
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as I was climbing up
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the ladder of success
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three or five years
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okay, if that's the case
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then I'll have to
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and give it my best
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and that was like
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more than 20 years ago
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when he told me that
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that I still carry with me today
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and I appreciate those things
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because if not for those
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I would've been a mess.
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Sisimula pa lang ako.
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Ang dami ko kong sinasabi.
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Anong hindi pa nagagawa
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I'd be able to play
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I really turned it down
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because three characters
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kailangan ko ba ito
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at this point of my career?
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I'm a sucker for docu's.
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Stories of serial killers
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At marami pa akong hindi pa nagagawa.
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I never thought I'd get this far.
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I never thought I'd be able
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to do the things that I've done.
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I can challenge myself
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to do more things
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and discover more
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about what I can still do
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and the characters
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that I can still portray.
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I get to have my vacation
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Siguro two months
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have more downtime.
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Probably three months
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I love what I do.
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I'm a workaholic.
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the other day I was
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doing hosting duties
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wala ka ba balak tumigil?
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And I just love what I do
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I can't be unproductive.
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while you still can,
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while there are opportunities
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but there are still
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I wanna do in life
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as a private citizen.
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attend to my plants.
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I was in a theme park
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with my son last week.
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it's been a while since we
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more time with him,
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as he's getting older.
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I'm okay where I am.
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I'm not complaining.
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I just wanna have more
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more hours in a day
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so I have more time to,
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more time for myself,
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more time to sleep.
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Thanks for watching
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and I'd like to invite you
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and only documented
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in the Philippines.
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who is very intriguing
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and for you to find out,
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to the Manila Film Festival.
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See you at the cinemas!
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Thank you so much!
