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" I have not met a Filipino actor who didn't dream of working on an 'FPJ' remake. "
Coco Martin
Dream
Actor
Filipino
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" I had my first girlfriend at 15. Life was difficult then. "
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" I'm a very sensitive person. "
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" It's important that I know what I'm doing before I assume responsibility over something as significant as the actors' guild. "
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" When I entered TV, I realised that it's not just all about art, but it has a business dimension as well. You need to take care of yourself. I also learned who my viewers are. "
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" There came a time I gave up when I was overseas. No matter how many times I tried working on my visa, I wasn't able to. When I went back to the Philippines, I still wanted to return to Canada despite the difficulties I encountered. "
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" I came from a broken family. "
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" Actually, I didn't plan to be an actor. "
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" I've been to several international film festivals, including those in Locarno, Switzerland; Dubai; Russia; Berlin; Cannes; Bangkok; and Hong Kong. "
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Film
Russia
" People may soon lose interest in me. I want to make sure I've done everything I can for my family when that time comes. "
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Time
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" My job is to act, whether in indie or mainstream films. "
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" I cherish everything I have because I worked hard for each one. "
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Because
Hard
" It's hard to mix work and love. "
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Work
Mix
Hard
" I lead a boring life because I do nothing but work. "
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" I've learned that, as an actor, I have a responsibility to my audience. "
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Responsibility
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" When I was in Canada, the opportunities were huge. For every place I went to, I dreamt of bringing my family, too. When I ate at restaurants, I wished I could let my family experience the food I ate, too. "
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Food
Experience
Family
" If the Americans have Superman, we have Panday. "
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" I take a bath three times a day. "
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Times
Three
Bath
" I worked as a janitor in Canada for nine months. It's during that time when I experienced extreme homesickness. "
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Nine
Janitor
Canada
" I experienced rejection numerous times. "
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Experienced
Numerous
Rejection
" I didn't get good breaks on TV. "
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Breaks
TV
Good
" I want to remind people that we create films for the MMFF as gifts to them, not to see whose entry is better or which film earned more at the tills. "
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Better
See
Want
" My family is my priority. "
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Family
Priority
" I wouldn't be where I am right now, and have the right work ethic and discipline, if it weren't for all the indie films I did. We weren't pampered and were pretty much on our own. "
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Work
Own
" I did some modeling here and there but nothing really big. There was a time when I simply bummed around, waiting for offers. "
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Here
Waiting
Time
" I have dogs and birds as pets. "
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Pets
Birds
Dogs
" I always say, my leading lady is my lola. "
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Leading
Say
Always
" I know how demanding show biz is. I fear that things would just end up bad if I'd date a colleague. "
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Things
Know
Bad
" I avoid using Twitter and Facebook. "
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Avoid
Facebook
Twitter
" I'm proud of what I did in 'Daybreak.' "
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Proud
Did
Daybreak