Aired (February 8, 2024): Ibinahagi ni Christian Vasquez ang kanyang experience noong nagsisimula pa lamang siya sa industriya at kung paano naging isang malaking insecurity sa kanya ang pagiging Ilonggo. #GMANetwork #GMADrama #Kapuso
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00:05 Christian, when I started working in the industry,
00:09 one of the insecurities in my life was my accent.
00:13 Because I was told straight to my face that I don't think you're gonna make it as a host.
00:19 Your accent is so thick.
00:22 So there was a time that I had a hard time because the "e" became "e".
00:26 Up until now, because it's a part of our core, right?
00:31 "How are you?"
00:32 It's really hard.
00:34 But I have learned to embrace it.
00:36 When I'm being asked, I just repeat it.
00:39 My question to you is,
00:41 is this an advantage?
00:43 Did you have a hard time in the roles?
00:46 For example, because you were a support, a maid, Christian, at a certain time?
00:51 Brother Boy, you know, I have the same experience.
00:54 I was told the same thing before,
00:56 "How can you be a leading man if your accent is so thick?"
01:01 And I was very insecure for the longest time.
01:05 Until, yeah, that's what I did.
01:08 I have to embrace it.
01:09 I can't always control how I speak.
01:12 Just say what you have to say.
01:14 Just be yourself.
01:16 And let it be. It's not important.
01:18 That accent, when you're being so thick, will in no way define you being an actor.
01:25 Or how good you are, how excellent you are.
01:27 But it's true.
01:28 A lot of people may not believe this because I'm a host.
01:30 I'm a talker.
01:32 But until now, for example, "saleta",
01:34 sometimes you're being thick, or what's happening,
01:38 as long as there's someone else.
01:39 Yes, there's really a "baka".
01:41 My "baka" became "baka".
01:42 Yes, it can.
01:43 So there's also that.
01:44 So that's also the insecurity I had before.
01:48 There are times when it can become "pwede".
01:50 Yes, it can.
01:51 Because in Waray, in our area, it's "pwede".
01:54 We had a time before when we were doing a teleserye,
01:57 I was so happy in the line of "kulong".
01:59 Because "kulong" in Tagalog is jail.
02:03 But what I recall as "kulong" is the hair, "kulot".
02:05 Correct.
02:06 "Kulo".
02:07 "Kulong" is "haamo".
02:10 How do you say it in Waray?
02:13 "Kulot".
02:14 "Kurong".
02:15 "Kurong" is "pagpakulot".
02:16 Yes.
02:17 So, thank you for saying that.
02:19 Because a lot of people dream of being an artist,
02:21 a lot of people dream of hosting,
02:23 of being a broadcaster.
02:24 But weakness comes first.
02:26 Don't come from a point of weakness.
02:29 Come from a point of strength.
02:31 Look, one of your biggest breaks was that commercial
02:34 where you used your "pagkailongo".
02:36 True.
02:37 Right?
02:38 You just have to embrace it.
02:39 If it went wrong, repeat it.
02:40 Repeat it.
02:41 Yes, "magandang hapun".
02:42 Yes, that's how you should speak.
02:45 Maybe, it's also important for example,
02:49 people know that they can repeat mistakes.
02:53 Not that you'll get scolded right away.
02:55 Right.
02:56 Because it's also scary.
02:57 Right.
02:58 Especially in an industry that's so big like ours.
03:01 Everything is magnified and open to criticism
03:04 or to bashing these days.
03:05 "Oh, Bisaya!"
03:06 It became a saying that Bisaya means something.
03:10 No.
03:11 That's how we really speak.
03:13 What I don't like is when a Tagalog person says something cute,
03:20 but when it's Bisaya, it's like, "Oh, Bisaya!"
03:22 Bisaya.
03:23 It's like, "Huh?"
03:24 I've experienced that.
03:25 I've had friends before who weren't Bisaya.
03:29 They were pure Tagalog.
03:30 When they made a mistake, I'd scold them.
03:32 "Hey, Tagalog! Tagalog! Tagalog!"
03:34 I'd scold them back.
03:35 You'd scold them back.
03:36 "What? It's just me? Just me?"
03:38 Correct.
03:39 No, but I think the importance of this discussion is that
03:41 it delivers a message to a lot of young people out there
03:44 that it's okay.
03:45 Embrace it.
03:46 Learn.
03:47 It does not define who you are.
03:48 True.
03:49 Kimson, I'll go to that discussion.
03:52 Because you're Chinoy.
03:53 Yes, Tito.
03:54 Have you experienced rejection or rejection in a job
03:59 because of your distinct look?
04:02 Actually, Tito Boy, when I first started at Showbiz,
04:05 Ms. Anna Filea mentioned it first,
04:07 which is our acting coach, that I need to take a language lesson
04:13 because my Chinese accent at that time when I first started
04:16 was really thick.
04:17 And up until now, my speaking is still like that, Tito Boy.
04:20 There are times when my Chinese accent is still coming out
04:25 because it's natural for me, Tito Boy.
04:28 But sometimes, there are times when there are projects
04:31 where I need to do Chinese-looking.
04:34 So sometimes, I get rejected because of my look.
04:37 That becomes an advantage.
04:38 Yes.
04:39 For example, your international movie,
04:42 "Napag Kamalangkam Singaporean."
04:43 Yes.
04:44 Right?
04:45 You got rejected for the role.
04:46 So there's an advantage.
04:47 There is also, Tito Boy.
04:48 Also, because I came from a Chinese family,
04:51 so I know how to speak Fukien Mandarin.
04:54 So it's an advantage because I can speak a lot of languages.
04:58 Is it the same?
04:59 Fukien and Mandarin?
05:00 You know both?
05:01 Yes.
05:02 Wow.
05:03 How do you say, "Kumusta ka," "I love you," in Fukien?
05:06 In Fukien, it's, "Ni kina haba, wo ai ni."
05:10 Okay, that's Fukien.
05:11 Mandarin is?
05:12 "Ni tsui jin hao ma, wo ai ni."
05:14 Wow.
05:15 That's great.
05:16 I have a question.
05:17 You come from a Chinese family.
05:18 Yes, Tito Boy.
05:19 I would imagine that it's still traditional.
05:21 Right now, Tito Boy, actually, I grew up in there.
05:24 Because my parents grew up here.
05:27 So when it comes to choosing a girlfriend,
05:30 you need to--
05:32 because some people say that you need to be Chinese to be your girlfriend.
05:36 Actually, Tito Boy, when it comes to traditional family,
05:38 that's how it is.
05:39 But not for you?
05:40 No, as long as I'm happy.
05:42 That's what they always tell me.
05:43 That's great.
05:44 As long as I'm happy, they will support me.
05:46 That's progression, right?
05:47 That's progression.
05:49 Do you have any problems with your children's love life?
05:52 [clears throat]
05:53 [laughs]
05:55 Actually, when we talk about it,
05:56 sometimes, it's Christian.
05:57 Do you have any problems?
05:58 Yes, I do.
05:59 With my daughter, I have a problem.
06:02 I understand.
06:03 [laughs]
06:04 You need to.
06:06 Maybe because of my experience before,
06:11 so you're a bit advanced in thinking.
06:13 [laughs]
06:14 Coming from experience.
06:17 But because I met Kim Su,
06:19 I see that there are really good people like him.
06:22 [laughs]
06:23 That's why I'm like him.
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