On August 1, Kapuso actor Mikoy Morales asserted that he had reached a ‘happy place’ as an artist.
At a media conference for his two Cinemalaya 2023 entries, ‘Rookie’ and ‘Tether,’ which LionhearTV covered, Morales remarked that he had the ability to consider his career and personal life now compared to before.
“Ang galing kasi, nagprogress ‘yung usapan natin over the years. Mula noon. But I think right now, I’ve reached a happy place na kung saan I think maliban sa pag-iisip at pagco-consider ng future ko sa personal life ko at home, I think career-wise, I think I’m in a really happy place.”
He then noted that he’s more open to doing more variety of projects as an artist.
“And then I think this time around, parang akala ko magiging okay na ko, pero hindi pala, eh. Parang mas nakakagutom siya, na pwede pa lang ganito, na ‘yung sinasabi lang natin dati.
“So mas– mas open siguro ako ngayon sa mga pwede pang gawin, bukod doon sa mga akala ko gusto ko lang gawin. Mas marami pa pa pala akong gusto.”
He then recounted how he struggled to find his place in showbiz after Protégé ended.
“Struggling kasi parang may dilemma na parang hindi naman tuloy-tuloy ‘yung work mo di ba? Kasi, I was acting, ano pa bang napatunayan ko noon. Wala pa naman.
“So I guess, nagkaroon ako ng struggle noon in terms na parang worth it ba ‘yung pagtigil ko ng pag-aaral para dito. Like tama ba ‘yung ginawa ko, ‘yung malalaking desisyon na ginawa ko? Paninindigan ko ba ‘to, or babalik ba ako ng pag-aaral?”
As for ‘Rookie,’ the Cinemalaya 2023 entry stars Pat Tingjuy, Aya Fernandez, and Agot Isidro.
As for ‘Tether’, Morales stars with Jorrybell Agoto, Breech Mae Valencia, Olivia Banela, and Albert Briones.
Catch Morales’ films and other Cinemalaya 2023 entries at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) from August 4-13, 2023.
