On November 25, Viva actress-writer Quinn Carillo remarked how cautious she is now with her image following her mainstream project.
At the media event for ‘Haslers,’ which LionhearTV covered, director Jose Abdel Langit recounted his conversation with Carillo about toning down her sexy image in their movie.
“May isang eksena kami na it is the finale of the film, noong nag-usap kami ni Quinn, kaagad niyang sinabi sa akin, Direk hindi ako pwedeng magpakita, pinagbabawalan ako, kasi mayroon akong show sa isang TV Network.Â
“So when we were doing the last scene, eh siya naman ‘yung writer so she knows kung ano ‘yung demand ng role, nakadamit siya, paano ba ‘yun.”
Carillo responded that while she was willing to portray sexy scenes, she valued the opportunities she got with the GMA Network teleserye ‘Asawa ng Asawa Ko.’
“Di direk, alam mo bang nangyari noon, kasi willing na po akong sumingit, willing na akong maghubad, ready na ako. Hindi ko na sasabihin kung sino, ‘yung co-actor ko doon, ayaw akong hubaran. Tinakpan niya talaga ako. sabi niya hindi-hindi.Â
“‘Yun po ‘yung napag-usapan namin ng manager ko kasi sobrang laking opportunity po ito. Pwede na siguro sabihin, kay Direk Laurice Guillen po sa GMA, ‘yung sa Asawa ng Asawa Ko, sa cast doon. So it’s a big opportunity.
“Binago po talaga ni Direk ‘yung execution doon like, full cover, lagi akong naka-long pants, long sleeves, so napag-usapan namin talaga doon, ‘yung vision ni Direk doon is trying to evade ‘yung mga super sexy roles kasi sayang ‘yung opportunity na binigay ni Direk Laurice, para mag-tuloy-tuloy.”
She also addressed the possibility of her career shifting into a filmmaker.
“Right now po, sobrang ini-encourage po akong mag-direk. Sila Boss Vincent, sinabi po nila na we think we need more female directors and female writers. ‘Yun po ‘yung gusto nila for the industry.”
However, she clarified that while she sees herself as a filmmaker in the future, she still has a lot to learn.
“Sabi ko, yes po gusto ko po, pero not now. Ang dami ko pa pong kailangan matutunan, ang dami ko pa pong pwedeng matutunan, ayaw ko pong sumalang ng hilaw. Gusto ko pag nandoon na ako, ready na, may baon na akong bala, hindi na ‘yung mag-aano-ano pa.Â
“At feeling ko bata pa ako for that, gusto ko talagang pag-aralan pa siya. And nag-eenjoy pa po ako sa acting and writing. Medyo sobrang nahihilo na ako sa time di ba? So one at a time, at the right time.”
‘Haslers’ stars Denise Esteban, Calvin Reyes, Hershie De Leon, Quinn Carillo, Angelica Cervantes, and Marco Gomez.Â
The cast also features AJ Oteyza, Elmo Elarmo Jr, Marcus Madrigal, Cherry Madrigal, Evangeline Torcino, Tabs Sumulong, Panteen Palanca, Hernand Tulid, Jason Evang, Bryan Altes, and Katrina Diaz.
Under the direction of Jose Abdel Langit, ‘Haslers’ streams via Vivamax starting December 8.
