Rufa Mae Quinto - January 2001
January 1, 2001 | 25064 views
Haven’t you thought about breaking free from all those decorative movie parts even then?
I have. Since I was the youngest among the wow-wow girls, I’ve thought of ways to make people notice me, to be different. One night, I couldn’t sleep. Promise! I was thinking. “I’ve been in the biz for five years. What should I do?” Magulo pa naman ang mundo ng showbiz minsan. Maraming restrictions, tipong I-have-to-do-this-I-have-to-say-that. Mahihirapan yata ako nang ganoon, iyong hindi maging totoo sa sarili, iyong magpakasosyal o umarte with poise. In the end, I decided to just be myself para hindi na ako mahirapang magpakatotoo.
But I don’t think you’re the—excuse me for being too rude—barubal type.
Talagang hindi! I just want to feel free, you know. ‘Yong parang hindi ka artista kung umasta. I want to laugh loud if I find something funny. And I’ll laugh that way wherever I am. If I trip while walking, I wouldn’t consider that a cause for shame. Lahat naman ng tao nadadapa, di ba? E di tumayo. Of course, apart from wanting to be different, I also wanted to be natural because I’m very happy being me. Fun gets my vote all the time. Naging problematic na rin naman ang buhay ko, ‘no.
