Coco Martin Quotes
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I think it's unfair to commit to a girl and not be able to give her the time she deserves.
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I had my first girlfriend at 15. Life was difficult then.
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Actually, I didn't plan to be an actor.
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My family is my priority.
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I do indie films for the sense of fulfillment and to achieve my goals as an artist.
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I had done a lot of indie movies before I realized that acting could be a way for me to get my family out of poverty. It was at that point that I decided to take acting seriously.
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I learned a lot from Direk Brillante Mendoza and Bing Lao.
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When I was still doing indie, it was just purely art. I don't think about how much I will get paid or how much the movie will earn.
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I have dogs and birds as pets.
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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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I want to balance my projects. Ideally, I'd like to do at least one indie film, a mainstream movie, and a TV series in a year - the best of both worlds.
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We want to uplift the culture of Filipino - our respect to our elders, how we pray before we eat and sleep. These are things the younger generations tend to forget because of our exposure to other cultures.
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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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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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I handed out flyers in malls, candies in gasoline stations; helped set up tarpaulins in bars. I played bit roles in several indie movies. Looking back, I can say it has definitely been a long journey.
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I want to prove that actors are good, not just at working in front of the camera.
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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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It's a long process transitioning from indie to mainstream, and it's not that easy because it's a different environment when you are in the indie industry.
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When I was working abroad, there was a time when I almost gave up because of my problem with my working visa in Canada. I remember that I collected bottles of mineral water and sold them to earn extra money.
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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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My job is to act, whether in indie or mainstream films.
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I avoid using Twitter and Facebook.
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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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It is so difficult if nobody in the family will guide you.