“I will just say yes to anything. Like, ite-text nila ako tonight para sabihin, ‘Puwede ba kayo, pullout 6AM tomorrow?' Hindi ko na itinatanong kung anong role. 'Sige, tara.’ Istorya ng buhay ko 'yun dati. Kahit ano ginagawa ko, tinatanggap ko.”
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00:00Kasi hindi naman ako nakakatanggap ng offers dati.
00:03Have you ever taken a role purposely or purely for the paycheck?
00:08Even if you were passionate about the project?
00:10Story ng buhay ko yun dati.
00:12Kahit anong ginagawa ko, tinatanggap ko.
00:15Thank God, yeah, yeah. Now I could choose, which is a blessing.
00:18Such a blessing.
00:19Is it very different working on an international set
00:23as opposed to working for a Filipino set?
00:26They really make sure that all you have to worry about is your performance.
00:30Kahit talent ka lang, you know,
00:33you're treated with respect, you're addressed by your first name.
00:36I really believe that learning is a never-ending process
00:39and the only way to learn is to branch out and to spread your wings.
00:49Hi everyone and welcome to a new episode of Power Talks
00:52where today we are sitting down with none other than
00:55internationally acclaimed actress, Miss Dolly DeLeon.
01:00Hi Pia, thank you so much for having me. Thank you.
01:03Miss Dolly, we know that you're very, very busy
01:06so it's such a huge deal for us that you're actually joining us today
01:10and taking time out for this conversation.
01:13I'm just, yeah, getting ready to leave the country.
01:17Oh, and this is a work trip that you're preparing for?
01:21It's a work trip, yeah. It's a series that we're shooting in Vancouver.
01:26Oh, are we allowed to say the name?
01:28Is this the one with Nicole?
01:30Are we allowed to say that this is the one?
01:32Well, actually the one with Nicole is done.
01:34That's also done, finish na.
01:36The one I'm doing this weekend is,
01:39it hasn't been announced yet so I don't know if I can talk about it
01:42but it's an American series.
01:45You just wrapped the series with Nicole Kidman.
01:48That was Nine Perfect Strangers.
01:50What was it like working with Nicole Kidman?
01:53When I got there kasi,
01:55syempre diba she's a really huge star
01:58so medyo wary ako what to expect from her
02:03but then the producers gave us ample notice about how she works
02:10so when I got there, hindi ako kinakabahan.
02:13It was really, it was an easy process for me
02:16and she also made it easy for me as a scene partner.
02:19She didn't throw her weight around while we were doing the scene.
02:23She was very professional as expected naman na.
02:27Parang dapat lang sa ilang years na niyang artista.
02:30So yeah, she's very present when we're on set.
02:36She's friendly, she's warm, she's kind.
02:40She's probably more than what I expected her to be.
02:48Kasi sometimes, I think that's the perfect word
02:51when you said warys.
02:53Because when you see a big star,
02:55parang may ilang factor talaga yun, diba?
02:58Oo, syempre ilang years ko siyang pinapanood.
03:01Atsaka alam mo yun, may dating siya na celebrity, superstar
03:06so ang tendency pag ganoon medyo may intimidate ako.
03:10Pero hindi, hindi siya nakaka-intimidate.
03:12She made me feel very comfortable on set.
03:16It's so impressive of course for all of us
03:19when we see our fellow Filipinos working in the international scene,
03:25on the international stage or international films and series.
03:29I'm wondering if somehow you still get starstruck
03:34or is it a little intimidating to be working in the international arena somehow?
03:40I do. I get starstruck.
03:42I get starstruck.
03:44I get nervous when I get on set
03:46but then they make me feel comfortable right away
03:49so the nerves just go away as quickly as they come.
03:52It's because the atmosphere in the international arena
03:57is really very welcoming and inclusive.
03:59So I get over the starstruckness after a while.
04:04Once you start to internalize and emote,
04:07then it's time to leave the starstruck behind.
04:11Is it very different working on an international set
04:16as opposed to working for a Filipino set?
04:18It's really very different.
04:20It has a lot of similarities
04:22but in general it's really very different.
04:25They really make sure that all you have to worry about is your performance.
04:32That's all you think about.
04:33When you get there, all your needs are provided.
04:36You're in a safe space.
04:38You have your own personal space.
04:40You never share any space with anyone else
04:43so that you can really focus on studying your script
04:46and preparing for the role.
04:49In many ways, it's really very different.
04:52They have all their bases covered there.
04:54They make sure all our needs are met
04:56and everything that we need is provided.
05:00The only thing we have to think of is
05:02getting on set and performing and that's it.
05:05It makes our lives so much easier
05:08here in the Philippines.
05:10Sometimes you have to bring your own costume.
05:12You bring your own wardrobe.
05:14Sometimes you have to share the space with other actors.
05:16I have nothing against sharing the space with other actors
05:19but sometimes when you prepare you really need privacy
05:22and they ask you what you need.
05:24Everything is provided.
05:26Even in setting up the scenes
05:28when they're setting up the camera and the shots
05:31they have stand-ins for all the actors.
05:33Dedicated stand-ins for the actors
05:35so that we don't have to stand in front of the camera
05:39while they're framing it.
05:41That's how it works in shoots.
05:43Sometimes the cameraman frames
05:45and you have to stand in front
05:47so that he's sure that the framing is correct.
05:51But that's provided.
05:53They have stand-ins to do all of that.
05:55There are many differences.
05:57It's a long, long list of differences
05:59but there are also similarities.
06:02What are some of the similarities?
06:05The similarities are
06:07we have a call sheet
06:09the usual things that you need for a shoot.
06:11You have the standard things
06:13that you really need at a shoot.
06:17If you're in a good set
06:19you're treated with respect.
06:21Because regardless of
06:23even if you're just a talent
06:25you're treated with respect.
06:27You're addressed by your first name.
06:29Everyone knows everyone's names.
06:32People don't call each other
06:34Tita or Ate
06:36on set.
06:38I noticed that
06:40when we have talents
06:42they're really afforded
06:44the same amount of respect
06:46that the main actors are given.
06:48With your experience
06:50on 9 Perfect Strangers
06:52and then now you're
06:54jetting off again
06:56to do another international series
06:58does this make you
07:00does this make you want to just work
07:02on international films
07:04or international movies?
07:06Or is there still the desire to work
07:08with the local artists?
07:12I'm really excited about working
07:14outside of the country
07:16because I've been working here
07:18for 30 plus years
07:2035 years now.
07:22So
07:24I'm excited about the prospect
07:26that I'll be working with different
07:28cultures, with different people
07:30with different ways of working
07:32because for me I really believe that
07:34learning is a never ending process
07:36and the only way to learn is to
07:38branch out and to spread your wings
07:40and to explore other
07:42places
07:44and other cultures
07:46and other styles of working.
07:48So if ever
07:50I would work here it's because
07:52I really love the project
07:54and I would love to work with
07:57the director
07:59but I'm really
08:01more looking forward to working abroad
08:03because I'm more excited
08:05about the prospect that I'll be learning
08:07a lot from other countries
08:09Ed, when I
08:11watch behind the scenes
08:13of different shows or different
08:15films, there are always
08:17table reads which I'm not
08:19sure if they really apply that here
08:21but in the international set
08:23is it like that?
08:25You have to have several rehearsals
08:27run through before you actually
08:29roll and start rolling for the cameras?
08:31That depends on the filmmaker
08:33because even here in the Philippines
08:35there are filmmakers who insist
08:37on table reads and rehearsals
08:39there are some like that here in the Philippines
08:41there it depends on the director
08:43sometimes we have rehearsals
08:45on the day itself before we shoot the scene
08:47with other directors
08:49they call for rehearsals before we even
08:51start working on the shoot
08:53so it depends on the filmmaker
08:55Okay, how about you?
08:57What is your personal preference?
08:59Do you sometimes like coming in with just one run-through
09:01so that the emotion is still raw?
09:03Or do you like to do it several times?
09:07I think it's because I'm a theater person
09:09I like it when there's preparation
09:11I like to discuss
09:13what to do
09:15I like to sit down with the director
09:17and talk about the script
09:19and rehearse it so that when we go to set
09:22we already know what we're going to do
09:24and we're not lost or confused
09:26and that way we also save time
09:28because
09:30you already know what you're going to do
09:32it's already clear in your head
09:34because the director told you exactly
09:36what they need and what they want
09:38and you also gave them your own input
09:40so I really prefer
09:42going to set prepared
09:44but if the director's process
09:46is that they want to
09:48start right away
09:50I'm okay with that
09:52as long as I'm informed
09:54in advance of their system
09:56or their process
09:58I don't want to be surprised
10:00that I need to go to set right away
10:02and that's why it's hard for me
10:04I just need to notice
10:08Do you have physical preparations
10:10when it comes to each project?
10:14Yeah, I do. It depends on the character
10:16I'm playing
10:18For example, in Triangle of Sadness
10:20I did a lot of research
10:22about how
10:24our OFWs talk
10:26those OFWs
10:28that are not based in a particular country
10:30but based, for example
10:32in Ayate
10:34because the character I played
10:36was working in Ayate
10:38so that accent is a bit complicated
10:40so I met some people
10:42I met some wonderful
10:44and beautiful people in Sweden
10:46for the accent
10:48so that's it
10:50and then another is also meeting
10:52other people
10:54when I did Nine Perfect Strangers
10:56my role is a mother
10:58so I spoke to
11:00Sister Mary John
11:02who is a nun in St. Sko
11:04where I went to school
11:06and I asked her to help me
11:08on the way of thinking of mothers
11:10when their situation is like this
11:12because it's a very unique situation
11:15when the character of Nine Perfect Strangers is going through
11:17so I wanted to know
11:19how would a nun react to something like that
11:21things like that
11:23so yeah, there's really a lot of preparation
11:25and it's really mostly talking to people who have lived it
11:29I read that you were very careful
11:31about the accent that you did
11:33for Triangle of Sadness
11:35because you wanted to make sure that nobody would be offended
11:37by whatever accent you used
11:39with your character
11:41so was it a combination
11:43you met with some of the people who worked in Sweden
11:45they helped you come up with
11:47a perfect accent
11:49was it a long process trying to get that accent?
11:51It wasn't really a very long process
11:53because
11:55what I did was
11:57I sent little
11:59snippets of Abigail's lines
12:01but not in
12:03the actual script
12:05because it's not allowed to share the script
12:07so what I did was I annotated
12:09then I jumbled up the lines
12:11then I read it to
12:13them
12:15then they recorded it and sent it to me
12:17and then I didn't copy
12:19their exact accent
12:21what I did was I tweaked it a little
12:23to have a little mixture of
12:25mixed diversity
12:27because when you work in a yacht
12:29you meet all sorts of people
12:31you're exposed to different
12:33nationalities
12:35so I tweaked it a little
12:37and another thing is
12:40when you're working in a yacht
12:42especially in the Triangle of Sadness
12:44all the Filipinos work together
12:46so most of the time
12:48they speak Tagalog
12:50they don't speak English
12:52when they're speaking to the passengers
12:54so it was a complicated process
12:56I had a hard time with that
12:58I didn't want to offend
13:00our workers abroad
13:02because we've already
13:04had enough of
13:06people making fun of our accent
13:08I'm not going to mention who these people are
13:10but you know
13:12the way they make fun of how Filipinos
13:14talk when they're abroad
13:16when it's actually a caricature
13:18we don't really talk like that
13:20so I wanted it to be as real as possible
13:22When you auditioned for your
13:24role on Triangle of Sadness
13:26when you saw the script
13:28did you already have a feeling that this would be
13:30a turning point somehow
13:32for you in your career?
13:34I didn't really think it was going to
13:36be a turning point in my career
13:38but I knew it was going to be a very good film
13:40I knew it was going to be a big deal
13:42but I didn't expect
13:44their reaction to Abigail to be like that
13:46I thought it was just in general
13:48because the script was so good
13:50when I read it
13:52I already knew that wow
13:54this is really going to be a masterpiece
13:56especially because I already watched
13:58The Square and Force Majeure
14:00the two films Ruben Oslund made
14:02so I knew it was going to be good
14:04As far as how people reacted
14:06to how I played Abigail
14:08I really didn't expect that
14:10at all
14:12It was a pleasant surprise
14:14It was a really pleasant and wonderful surprise
14:16It was a really nice surprise to receive
14:18at my age
14:20Actually your role as Abigail
14:22opened so many more opportunities
14:24for you. Triangle of Sadness was not
14:26your first international
14:28project, right?
14:30No, it wasn't my first international
14:32project. It was actually my second
14:34My first was also a Swedish film
14:36but it was just a short film
14:38and it was shot in
14:40Manila
14:42not abroad
14:44So my first was Triangle, out of the country
14:46And because of
14:48Triangle of Sadness, so many
14:50opportunities opened up for you
14:52Also, it got you your Golden Globe nomination
14:54your BAFTA nomination
14:56and then after that you became a
14:58member of the AMPAS
15:00Am I saying it correctly? The Academy of Motion Picture
15:02Arts and Sciences
15:04Arts and Sciences, yes
15:06What was it like when they told you that you were going to be part of
15:08the Academy?
15:10At first, I thought
15:12it was just a spam mail
15:14because I received an email
15:16from them inviting me to be a member
15:18So the first thing I did
15:20I emailed my manager
15:22in the States. I asked, is this true?
15:24Am I really being invited to be
15:26a member? I thought it was
15:28a junk mail
15:30So he said, it's true
15:32So I asked
15:38Is there any benefit for me to be a member?
15:40Yes! Do it! Be a member!
15:42He said, okay
15:44So I became a member
15:46What does it mean when you become a member
15:48of AMPAS? You get to vote?
15:50Are you one of the judges in the Oscars?
15:52Yeah, I get
15:54We get to vote
15:56At first, before I got there
15:58I thought I would just vote
16:00for the acting category
16:02But it turns out, all the categories
16:04we got to vote in that
16:06So that's, for me
16:08that's really important
16:10to me because
16:12there have been many times when
16:16the outcome of the Oscars
16:18are not always favorable
16:20according to my taste at least
16:22But this time, I can honestly say that
16:24even if I didn't win
16:26my votes, it's important
16:28that my voice is there
16:30that our voices are there
16:34And this recently concluded Oscars?
16:36Yeah, and last year also
16:38And also last year
16:40Last year was the first time
16:42I got to vote
16:44So some of the ones you voted for also won?
16:46A lot of them won my votes
16:48I'm so happy
16:50The majority of my votes won
16:52I'm so happy there
16:54And you won't know who won
16:56until the actual show
16:58or the actual ceremony
17:00No one knows
17:02Not even the governors
17:04of Ampas knows that
17:08That's great
17:10So I always imagine that when you vote
17:12all the judges, the jurors
17:14Are you called jurors or judges?
17:16Members
17:18All the members are together
17:20They send it to us
17:22We go to the website
17:24where we have a username and password
17:26and then we vote
17:28So the list of nominees is there
17:30and then we just pick
17:32who we want to vote for
17:34We can also abstain
17:36So it's the members
17:38It's all the members of the academy
17:40People might think that there's a board of judges
17:42It's really the members who vote
17:44It's hard
17:46That means you have to watch all the films
17:48It's really hard
17:50I saw an interview of Conan recently
17:52He said it's more than 100 already
17:54and you have to watch all of that
17:56That's why it's tricky with the academy
17:58That's why the campaign really matters a lot
18:00Because the campaign
18:02is really what gets people to watch
18:04So that's the main purpose of the campaign
18:06Get people to watch
18:08so that their film will be voted
18:10That's why it's tricky
18:12I haven't watched all of them
18:14It's impossible
18:16It depends also on the category
18:18For example, you watch one film
18:20and then you have to watch
18:22for the acting
18:24you have to watch for cinematography
18:26you have to watch for directing
18:28Is that the process?
18:30Yes, it's like that
18:32What about the membership?
18:34Is it good for one year?
18:36They just have to email you again
18:38if they want to invite you back
18:40For as long as you want to be a member
18:42you're a member
18:44If you don't want to participate
18:46you just tell them
18:48I'll participate in the voting this year
18:50No, it's automatic
18:52that everyone participates
18:54I know there are members who don't vote
18:56But no, it's not like that
18:58It's really every year you vote
19:00But the thing is
19:02you're paying a membership fee
19:04So if you're not updated in your payments
19:06you can't vote
19:08It's like an albni association
19:10It's like a homeowner's association
19:12You vote but you don't pay
19:42Have you ever felt the need to speak up?
19:50I'm really opinionated
19:52I have an opinion about
19:54anything and everything
19:58Since I was young
20:00I've been like that
20:02In fact, I got into trouble
20:04in school because I was too outspoken
20:12It's really important
20:14that all of us express our opinion
20:16about everything that goes on
20:18in the world that we're moving in
20:20especially the society
20:22that we live in
20:24Especially when it comes to
20:26governance
20:28the way we're being governed
20:30People tend to forget that
20:32public servants are there to serve us
20:34and they're not there for us
20:36to serve them
20:38We voted for them
20:40so that they can serve us properly
20:42So if they do anything wrong
20:44it's only in our place to call them out on it
20:46That's how it should be
20:48Because they're our employees
20:50So naturally, if we have an employee
20:52that we're not satisfied with their performance
20:54it's okay, we should call them out
20:58I think it's really
21:00my nature to be that way
21:02I think that everyone
21:04should voice out their opinions
21:06about any dissatisfaction
21:08that they feel
21:10so that we can make the world a better place
21:12Is there anything in particular
21:14right now that's very close to your heart
21:16that you're really pushing for?
21:18I have a deaf son
21:20so I'm really more focused
21:22on that, on the
21:24deaf community
21:26It's really important
21:28that we push for
21:30communication available
21:32to them, like providing
21:34sign language
21:36or an interpreter
21:38Some people already do that
21:40I know there are artists
21:42who have an interpreter
21:44So it's important that we reach
21:46the deaf community
21:48by being more supportive towards them
21:50I'm also very supportive
21:52of the LGBTQ plus community
21:54and the SOGI bill
21:58For me, I really strongly believe
22:00that it should be passed already
22:02so that we have equal rights
22:04as everyone else
22:06in the world
22:08and also when it comes to employment
22:12You have no qualms about using
22:14your craft, your art
22:16as a platform also
22:18to speak out your
22:20opinion or your advocacy
22:22because some people are very particular
22:24they say politics and art should not mix
22:26but then of course there's also a school of thought
22:28that art is also a reflection of what
22:30is happening in society
22:32So it's impossible to divide
22:34or to draw a line between them
22:36For me, you cannot separate
22:38politics from anything else
22:40because politics is a main part
22:42of our culture
22:44and our lives
22:46Everything is political
22:48What we say is political
22:50Our beliefs are political
22:52How we talk to and deal with
22:54the people we work with is political
22:56So how can it not be a part of that
22:58And for people to say
23:00that you should separate life
23:02from art
23:04That doesn't make sense to me
23:06To me, that's a misnomer
23:08because art is an imitation of life
23:10and life is a reflection of art
23:12also
23:14So how can you separate those two?
23:16They cannot be
23:18mutually exclusive
23:20They have a
23:22strong relation to each other
23:24In all the decades that art has been
23:26in existence in our world
23:28all the great artists are
23:30influenced by what goes on
23:32in their surroundings, what goes on
23:34in society
23:36So if people believe that
23:38I don't agree
23:40If they do, they're entitled
23:42to their own beliefs
23:44But for me, I believe that
23:46we should always have a voice
23:48when it comes to
23:50politics and governance
23:52because
23:54how we are governed by our politicians
23:56is reflective of how
23:58we live our lives
24:00And sometimes
24:02how they rule us
24:04and how they govern us
24:06puts a limit on how we can
24:08fully express ourselves as human beings
24:10So
24:12we really need to have a voice
24:14when it comes to that
24:16And just because we're just artists
24:18doesn't mean we don't have the right
24:20to speak about it
24:22It's a very controversial topic
24:24and many people will
24:26disagree with that
24:28But you can't please everybody
24:30That's all I can say. And I'm not here to please people
24:32So I'll just do what I want
24:34That's all. If what I'm saying is
24:36really offensive to the point that
24:38it's hurting people, then that's when
24:40I'll think about it twice
24:42if it hurts me
24:44But it doesn't hurt to speak about it
24:46If it hurts people involved
24:48And maybe
24:50that's a sign
24:52for them to change their ways
24:54so that they can make improvements
24:56on how our country
24:58is running
25:00It's actually easy to have
25:02an opinion, but it's not very easy to
25:04voice out that opinion
25:06So it really takes a certain amount
25:08of courage
25:10Were you always encouraged as a child
25:12to speak your mind
25:14whether at home or in school?
25:16No
25:18No, not at all
25:20That was a quick no
25:22Yeah, no talaga
25:24I went to a Catholic school
25:26So alam mo na kung nagsabihin nun
25:28All girls
25:30All girls, exclusive school
25:32Your opinion
25:34was not really
25:36important
25:38It was never valid
25:40And at home
25:42my mom was
25:44really very particular about that
25:46She was very strict
25:48Bawal sumagot
25:50So I never
25:52had the luxury of being
25:54able to voice out my opinions
25:56freely
25:58I just did it anyway kasi matiga
26:00sa ulo ko, yun lang
26:02So that's why nothing can stop me
26:04If I want to talk a certain way
26:06or express my opinions
26:08If my parents and my school weren't able to stop me
26:10no one else can
26:12That's a great way of putting it
26:14You can't reverse the effect
26:16because they try to stop you
26:18and the effect is
26:20that you will really push forward
26:22and I will say what I want to say
26:24Mas lalo niya akong pinigilan
26:26mas gusto ko magsalita
26:28Did you grow up po ba here in Manila?
26:30I grew up in Manila
26:32Born and raised in Manila
26:34Parents ko rin born and raised in Manila
26:36Very accustomed to the big city life
26:38Oh yeah
26:40Super, yeah, I'm a city girl
26:42True and true
26:44So how does that translate now
26:46now that you're an adult
26:48with your own family
26:50Do you encourage
26:52people around you, your kids
26:54also to do the same
26:56and be very active
26:58and vocal
27:00Yes, I do. I encourage my kids to do that
27:02and my kids are
27:04actually, they're very opinionated
27:06as well. They're very opinionated
27:08in their own right and in their own circles
27:10kasi my kids
27:12are not the typical
27:14Gen Z-ers na very
27:16yung malakas ang online presence
27:18Hindi sila ganon
27:20They're really more active when it comes to their circles
27:22their circle of friends
27:24and their communities
27:26where they go around
27:28But yeah, I encourage them to speak up
27:30Even my 12-year-old daughter
27:32I encourage her to be very vocal about
27:34if she sees something
27:36wrong, to call it out immediately
27:38Are any of them involved
27:40or interested in the arts as well?
27:44My son is. He's a
27:46graphics artist. He's very good at
27:48drawing
27:50He's a visual artist
27:52Actually, my second daughter
27:54is also a visual artist
27:56She paints
27:58My eldest is also into acting
28:00My youngest doesn't know yet what she wants to be
28:02So I think most of my
28:04kids are artists
28:06That was in the blood
28:08But your parents, your dad was an engineer, right?
28:10My dad was an engineer
28:12My mom was a bowler, a housewife
28:14No artist
28:16there, but my grandfather
28:18the father of my mom was an opera singer
28:20So I think
28:22I got that from him, the love of
28:24arts
28:26When your parents learned about
28:28your passion for acting, were they
28:30resistant initially?
28:32Mostly naman kung magulang
28:34Especially kung hindi sila galing sa arts
28:36Ayaw nila na yung anak nila papasok sa arts
28:38Hindi. Alam mo
28:40for all the limitations I had growing up
28:42going to a catholic school and having a strict
28:44mom, they gave me
28:46freedom to do whatever I
28:48wanted. When I decided I wanted to take
28:50theater arts in college
28:52they were all for it. They were very supportive
28:54and I never ever heard them say
28:56maybe you should change your profession
28:58you're not really doing well there or you're not making
29:00any money. They were very supportive
29:02In fact, my father watched most of my plays
29:04Oh, and
29:06would he be
29:08the type na talagang magbibigay siya
29:10ng critique or analysis after
29:12his performance?
29:14Hindi. Hindi siya ganoon. Engineer kasi siya
29:16so
29:18hindi. Hindi siya mabusisi pagdating
29:20dun. Ang mas nagbibigay ng critique
29:22yung kuya ko, yung panganay namin
29:24lagi siyang may notes sakin in everything
29:26that I do. But no
29:28my father was very supportive
29:30And yung notes ng kuya mo
29:32nagagamit niyo?
29:34Nagagamit ko. Very
29:36constructive yung mga
29:38criticism niya sa akin. Nakakatulong
29:40talaga. In fact, whenever I do
29:42something, I go to him right away and
29:44ask him. And he gives me his
29:46opinion. Which I value a lot
29:48Until now? Until now
29:50yeah. I just did a play
29:52last October, request sa radyo
29:54and he gave me notes. And I
29:56asked for the notes and he gave me notes
29:58Nakatulong naman.
30:00That's so interesting. Ang nai-imagine
30:02ko is when he gives
30:04you notes, is it like actual written
30:06notes? No, it's just
30:08his mouth
30:10It's just his mouth
30:12yapping and yapping and talking. Walang
30:14written notes. Ang nagno-note
30:16sa akin na written yung panganay ko, yung daughter
30:18ko. Lagi may notes sa akin yung notes
30:20Nakasulat talaga.
30:22So, pati sa request sa radyo
30:24nagbigay ng notes yung panganay mo?
30:26Nagbigay ng notes. Tapos itong
30:28very recently, may ginawa akong stage
30:30reading, elegy. Ginawa namin
30:32last Feb
30:34and may notes din siya sa akin.
30:36Bakit dinadamay nila pati yung co-actors niya?
30:38Baka may notes din siya for Ms. Leia Salong
30:40Gatun sa request sa radyo.
30:42Wala, wala, wala. Silang karapatan
30:44Tumahimik sila
30:46Sa akin lang
30:48At least
30:50parang you know how
30:52it's being received by the family
30:54So whenever you have a new project
30:56are they just as excited for you?
30:58Yeah, super excited
31:00In fact, the one I'm doing now in March
31:02the one I'm flying to
31:04in Vancouver to shoot is
31:06Sobrang silang excited kasi
31:08they're a fan of the show
31:10In fact
31:12Oo nga eh, sayang hindi ko pa pwede i-share
31:14Pero sobrang
31:16fan sila ng show na when I got the offer
31:18to do it, sinabi talaga nila sa akin
31:20Mom, you have to do it. Kailangan mong gawin yan
31:22Okay
31:24I'm really doing it because
31:26I want to make my kids happy
31:28This particular show I'm doing
31:30And now I'm also excited kasi
31:32na ano na ako eh
31:34na-enthralled na ako sa world nila eh
31:36Kasi after I got the offer, I watched it
31:38And nagustuhan ko siya. Ang ganda-ganda talaga
31:40So yeah, I'm excited about that
31:42So it's great also that the kids
31:44are so supportive and they're not the type na
31:46Mommy, don't leave. Stay home. Stay with us
31:48They're super okay with you
31:50It's more of the youngest
31:52who's don't leave. Yung youngest
31:54Kasi 12 pa lang siya eh
31:56Siya yung more of don't leave
31:58Alis ka na laman. You're leaving again
32:00Siya yung more of that. Pero the
32:02older ones are very, very, very supportive
32:04So how do you
32:06compensate for that? The fact that
32:08she doesn't want you to leave
32:10Ay, nako. Dinagaan ko na lang sa
32:12video call. Video call
32:14tsaka pasalubong
32:16Video call at pasalubong
32:18She's 10 years old so pwede pa siyang
32:20masway ng pasalubong
32:22Makukuha pa sa pasalubong
32:24Makukuha pa sa pagsalubong
32:26I think lahat ng working mom, ganoon talaga yun
32:28When you go on a trip, lahat ng
32:30iisipin mong pasalubong para sa mga anak mo
32:32Wala ka na bibigay para sa sarili mo
32:34Hindi. Wala na. Hindi ka na
32:36priority. Kasi
32:38kailangan kong bumawi. Dahil
32:40antagal ko na wala. Ganyan
32:42Was there ever a time, Ms. Dolly
32:44in your career when you thought na
32:46I think I've done enough. I don't wanna do
32:48more or
32:50ang hirap naman ito. It's so hard to
32:52get a foot in. Ayoko na itong ituloy
32:54Did you ever feel
32:56discouraged at any point?
32:58Yeah, I did many times. Many
33:00many times. Especially
33:02during the 2000s
33:04Mga early 2000s. Marami beses na
33:06gusto ko na talaga
33:08magquit kasi
33:10wala namang pumapasok na meaningful
33:12work
33:14Ngayon, ang
33:16difference is may mga meaningful
33:18work na napumapasok so
33:20mas ganado na akong ngayon na talaga
33:22to stay, to keep
33:24at it and to just keep
33:26pursuing what I love
33:30Pero the thing is now
33:32syempre I'm not getting any younger
33:34Diba?
33:36Hindi natin alam anytime
33:38pwede na ako magretire
33:40So now what I'm doing naman
33:42is the exact opposite of what I used to do before
33:44I'm making the most of it
33:46I'm really working hard and
33:48doing as much as I can
33:50kasi parang it's a race against time
33:52and I want to be able to do
33:54more things. And no, I'm not
33:56yet at that point where okay na ako
33:58or wala, I don't have anything
34:00to look forward to doing anymore
34:02Now, I'm really more excited to see
34:04what else I can do and what other stories
34:06I can tell
34:08Around 30 years already of
34:10being in the industry
34:12It's like all of a sudden there's this whole
34:14fresh new thing that
34:16you can look forward to
34:18You're still doing pretty much the same thing
34:20but it's a different
34:22set, different
34:24environment, different atmosphere
34:26Would you say it's like
34:28kumbaga parang a new
34:30lease of life on your
34:32career? Parang ganon?
34:34Yeah, I do. I really feel
34:36that kasi parang
34:38in all my years
34:40of being an actor, finally
34:42na experience ko kung paano magtrabaho
34:44sa America
34:46sa Germany and then this time
34:48I'm gonna be working in Canada
34:50So that's a very
34:52exciting thing. And I also work pala
34:54in Sweden and in
34:56Greece
34:58Kasi one of the things I love about
35:00my job is
35:02being able to travel
35:04Kasi I love seeing new places
35:06and meeting all kinds of cultures
35:08Kasi for me, traveling is the best
35:10education that you
35:12can ever receive. Parang
35:14for me, it's more valuable pa rin
35:16going to school
35:18Kasi ang daming mong matututunan talaga
35:20from people from different cultures
35:22So yeah
35:24Mas na-excite talaga ako sa prospect
35:26na magkatrabaho ko sa ibang bansa
35:28It's so encouraging to see that after
35:3030 years of being
35:32in the same industry, you still get so
35:34excited. Kasi some people parang
35:36after 30 years, parang wala na silang gana
35:38ready to just pack up and quit
35:40Yeah, I think
35:42it's because
35:44yung mga tao, ganyan, they've been
35:46doing a lot of meaningful work for a long
35:48time. Ako kasi I haven't really
35:50been doing any kind of meaningful
35:52work early on in my career
35:54I was really doing mostly
35:56characters with no emotion. Yung characters
35:58na nandun lang para pakinggan
36:00yung bida dahil may problema yung bida
36:02Sounding board kumbaga
36:04And ngayon, nandun na ako sa
36:06Pwede na ako magkwento talaga
36:08ng
36:10kwento ng character
36:12na piniplay ko. Tsaka
36:14mas na-explore ko na talaga ngayon
36:16yung human condition compared to before
36:18Kaya excited pa ako
36:20Yung mga sinasabi mo,
36:22been there, done that na sila
36:24So okay na sila parang
36:26Kota na ako may ganun na sila. Ako hindi
36:28Hindi pa kota. For me, ang dami ko pa
36:31If you had
36:33one piece of advice to give to
36:35young, aspiring actors
36:37yung paumpisa pa lang
36:39na
36:41Kasi I remember
36:43I read somewhere that you described
36:45yung buhay ng isang extra na
36:47pauupuin sa cardboard
36:49box as a chair, nasa ilalan
36:51mang inip ng araw
36:53What would your advice be to people
36:55who are just starting out and discouraged by
36:57you know, scenes
36:59like that? I guess I would say
37:01keep learning more about your craft
37:03Attend workshops
37:05or classes. Learn more about
37:07it. Get together
37:09with like-minded people. Read scripts
37:11Study parts
37:13Play for fun
37:15And if you
37:17see any working condition that
37:19you know, that you feel is
37:21not fair or is unjust
37:23Meron na tayong Eddie Garcia Law
37:25You can bring it up
37:27I'm a part of a group called
37:29Aktor where we are
37:31a group that protects actors from
37:33unfair treatment
37:35on set
37:37And that's the beauty of
37:39Eddie Garcia Law
37:41We are protected now
37:43So kapag may nakita kayong ganyang treatment
37:45huwag kayong tatahimik
37:47At huwag kayong matakot
37:49nasabihan kayong may attitude problem
37:51o diva kayo
37:53Karapatan natin yun bilang aktor
37:55yung nangyayari sa set na hindi tama
37:57Responsibilidad natin na
37:59na i-escalate ito
38:01at malaman ng producers
38:03kung ano talaga yung nangyayari
38:09Our first question
38:11is, is there a role
38:13that you regret having turned down
38:15or a role that you auditioned
38:17for and didn't get that to
38:19this day nang hihinayang po kayo na hindi
38:21nakuha yung role na yun?
38:23Siguro kung meron man akong
38:25regret
38:27It was a play
38:31directed by Tony Mabesa
38:33where he offered me to play
38:35one of the daughters sa King Lear
38:37and I turned it down kasi at
38:39that time hindi ako makagawa ng
38:41play dahil nagtitaping ako
38:43But is there a role
38:45that you auditioned for na hindi yun nakuha
38:47tas sising-sising? Meron!
38:49Oo, meron, meron
38:51Actually, hindi pa lumalabas
38:53yung pallabas na yun
38:55There's this one role I auditioned
38:57for an American production
38:59and hindi ko nakuha
39:01Recently? Yeah, recently lang
39:03This year lang I auditioned
39:05for something na hindi ko nakuha
39:07And hindi pa sya lumalabas
39:09but I already know it's gonna be a really great show
39:11I know it's gonna be a wonderful show
39:13Have you ever improvised
39:15a line in a film
39:17or a show?
39:19Yeah, many times
39:23Marami eh, marami
39:25I think improv
39:27is a huge part of
39:29filmmaking
39:31If you can get away
39:33with it, if the filmmaker
39:35lets you get away with it, then
39:37it will happen. Sa Triangle of Sadness
39:39maraming improve dun
39:41May ilang Tagalog lines na nakalusot
39:43sa start ng film nung naglilinis
39:45ako ng yate pero yung ending
39:47marami akong Tagalog lines na nilagay dun
39:49na hindi nakalusot. Pero
39:51marami akong English lines na nakalusot
39:53Yung cutie pie
39:55ako lang ngayon. Wala yun sa script
39:57Really? Yeah
39:59Nung pinapakayan ko sila
40:01Parang Pinoy na Pinoy
40:03actually yun. Di ba?
40:05Yung cutie pie
40:09Have you ever taken a role
40:11purposely or purely for the paycheck
40:13even if you were passionate about the project?
40:15Always. That was the story
40:17of my life. I will just say yes to anything
40:19Like ita text nila ako
40:21tonight para sabihing
40:23Pwede ba kayo pull out 6am tomorrow?
40:25Okay. Hindi ko na tinatanong ko
40:27no role. Ba sige, tara
40:29Story ng buhay ko yun
40:31dati. Kahit ano
40:33ginagawa ko, tinatanggap ko
40:35Pero ngayon, iba na. Now you can
40:37choose which ones you want to do
40:39Yeah, thank God. Yeah, yeah
40:41Now I can choose which is a blessing
40:43Such a blessing
40:45What is the biggest misconception that people have about you?
40:47About Miss Dolly DeLeon?
40:49Misconception?
40:51I don't know
40:55Kasi I don't think I really hear
40:57what people really say about me
40:59You know what I mean?
41:01I don't think people really
41:03tell me to my face what they really think of me
41:05So I don't really
41:07I don't really know
41:09Would you rather that they told you?
41:11Yeah
41:13So that I can fix it right away and tell them
41:15that's true or that's not true
41:17Do you think you're approachable to them?
41:19Oh yeah, I am. I'm super approachable
41:21Sometimes I'm too approachable nga eh
41:23Yeah, wala ako
41:25There's nothing mysterious or unreachable about me
41:27I'm very accessible
41:29As in super
41:31I mean, I can't think of being any other way
41:33Oh that's good
41:35because it's important also for young actors
41:37Diba? There are so many
41:39veteran actors and actresses who say
41:41Ay nako, yung mga artista ngayon, iba na sila
41:43ganyan, iba na attitude, ganyan ganyan
41:45But then they don't have the patience to teach them
41:47what the right things are
41:49So at least, diba, when we have
41:51veteran actresses like you who are very willing
41:53to exchange
41:55thoughts
41:57It makes me wonder why these young actors
41:59act that way
42:01Maybe they saw it
42:03in some of the older ones
42:05I don't know
42:07That's a very interesting point
42:09Diba? Where did they get that behavior from?
42:11Oo nga no
42:13It's not exactly a generation thing
42:15kasi hindi mo naman pwede sabihin
42:17last from their generation, gano'n
42:19You can't say it's a generation thing
42:21kasi marami naman sa generation ng mga bata
42:23They're very respectful, they come on time
42:25They're professional
42:27They're sweet and kind and wonderful people
42:29I cannot say that it's a
42:31generational thing
42:33I think there is always
42:35a bad egg
42:37in every generation
42:39But it doesn't mean that we should generalize
42:41What are you most proud of
42:43in your career? Is it the nominations?
42:45Is it the fact that you're in the international
42:47sets? Or is it something
42:49from early on in your career?
42:51For me, kasi awards
42:53are just a bonus
42:55It's not a
42:57competition. We're not here to
42:59compete against each other
43:01and prove to each other who's better, who's best
43:03For me,
43:05awards are just
43:07a way
43:09for the project to make more money
43:11Kasi pag mas maraming awards yung
43:13project, mas maraming
43:15manunood
43:17For example, yung Anora
43:19Ang daming awards sa Oscars
43:21For sure, ang daming
43:23manunood yan
43:25Actually, parang ngayon hinahanap ko na siya
43:27Diba? Exactly
43:29It's really more of that
43:31money-making
43:33venture. That's what awards are
43:35It's really a way for
43:37the producers,
43:39the production companies to make
43:41more money
43:43It's pitting people against
43:45each other, which is so unnecessary
43:47So I think that I would be
43:49proud of being able to work
43:51with filmmakers,
43:53writers, and actors
43:55who are like-minded as me
43:57and who just want to come up with really beautiful
43:59stories and great narratives
44:01and present
44:03life and show
44:05people a reflection of themselves
44:07and for people
44:09to, especially the minorities,
44:11for them to be seen
44:13that they are represented on screen
44:15And that's what makes me proud
44:17to be able to do things like that, to be able to
44:19show people that you are there,
44:21you are seen, and we can see you
44:23and we recognize you
44:25So that's what I'm proud of
44:27Telling unique stories, that's what I'm proud of
44:29Telling unique stories and telling them
44:31in a very unique way
44:33That's where I'm excited
44:35That's where I'm proud
44:37Did you enjoy the awards season?
44:39Getting all dressed up, all glammed up, walking the red carpet
44:41You know, Pia,
44:43it's tiring
44:45It's tiring
44:47It's not glamorous the way we see it
44:49No, it's not
44:51It's not glamorous. You wake up at 5am
44:53because you need to
44:55take a shower and sit in the makeup chair
44:57at 7am
44:59so you have a makeup on
45:01Then you have an interview with 12
45:03press, one after the other
45:05Then you have lunch, you host
45:07a lunch, then you have to change
45:09again because you have a screening
45:11at night, then you have a dinner
45:13and you have to pee
45:15And then after that, you have to drink
45:17When you get to your room
45:19it's already 12, the next day, repeat
45:21It's tiring
45:23So it's a whole day affair
45:25I'm thinking, you wake up
45:27at lunch, then you appear
45:29on the red carpet
45:31No, you have to get ready
45:33especially if you're a girl
45:35For example, if you're Pamela Anderson
45:37and she doesn't have makeup on, good for her
45:39I hope I can do that, I can't
45:41I still have to go out with makeup on
45:43So it's a lot of preparation
45:45It takes a lot from us
45:47It's
45:49not glamorous at all
45:51There's nothing glamorous about it
45:53When you're there
45:55When you're there
45:57it kind of makes up
45:59for all the hard work that you do
46:01because people are really genuinely nice
46:03and they're genuinely kind
46:05people and they're very accommodating
46:07and they shower you with praise
46:09So you kind of feel good about yourself
46:11So yeah, in a way
46:13that part
46:15I enjoy, especially
46:17meeting filmmakers who I only
46:19watch from afar
46:21and actors who I've only admired
46:23from afar, meeting them
46:25Those are the ones
46:27because I'm still in starstruck
46:29That's the fun part
46:31meeting your idols
46:33Who is the someone you met
46:35at any of the award shows
46:37that's the core memory
46:39that you'll keep with you?
46:41My core memory is Olivia Colman
46:43I met her in Elevator
46:45I'll never forget her
46:47I met Cate Blanchett
46:49I met her in CR
46:51That's a core memory, I'll never forget
46:53ever
46:55Who else?
46:57There's so many
46:59There's so many
47:01For example, Olivia Colman at the Elevator
47:03Do you feel like you're with Queen Elizabeth?
47:05Yes, of course
47:07It's royalty
47:09Yes, it's royalty
47:11because she's my idol
47:13She's really one of my favorite actors
47:15When I met her at the Elevator
47:17I didn't care
47:19I was a fan girl
47:21I wasn't shy
47:23My mistake is that I wasn't allowed to take pictures
47:25It's okay
47:27Maybe we can find the CCTV
47:29of the Elevator
47:31so we can have evidence
47:33I wish
47:35Would you like to invite our listeners
47:37and of course our viewers to catch you
47:39on social media and also
47:41on your current projects
47:43Hi everyone
47:45Please watch
47:479 Perfect Strangers coming out on May 15
47:49It will be released on Amazon Prime
47:51That's all
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47:55But for those of you who are watching
47:57who are based in the US
47:59It's coming out in Hulu as well
48:019 Perfect Strangers on May 15
48:03And
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48:09Let's keep theater and the Philippine Cinema alive
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