KUNG noon ay hindi pa sigurado kung ipagpapatuloy pa ni Richard Yap a.k.a. Sir Chief ang pagiging artista, ngayon ay sure na sure na siya.
Kapag natatanong ang ka-partner ni Jodi Sta. Maria sa seryeng Be Careful With My Heart sa ABS-CBN if he’s here to stay, ang lagi niyang sinasabi, baka raw hindi, dahil nga bago pa lang siya at baka raw pagsawaan agad siya ng mga tao.
Pero ngayon, iba na ang tono ng pananalita ni Sir Chief, mukhang desidido na siyang mag-stay sa industriya ng showbiz for good.
“Since I’m already here, I might as well take advantage of where I am right now and make the most out of it. I guess as long as there’s still the need for me to be here, why not?” chika ni Richard sa interview ng ABS-CBN.
Ayaw daw kasi niyang sayangin ang pagtitiwala at suporta ng mga taong naglagay sa kanya sa trabahong ito, lalo na ng kanyang misis na talaga raw nasa likod lang niya mula pa noong magsimula siya bilang aktor.
“Yes, of course. She’s very supportive. There’s really no problem with her, kahit na kung ano ’yung scenes, kahit na kissing scenes, there’s no problem with her. I don’t have to tell her about it.
Malalaman naman niya, eh,” pahayag pa ni Sir Chief. Nang matanong ang aktor kung may limitations pa ba siya sa pagsabak sa pag-aartista, lalo na sa papili ng role, “That depends.
That depends if it’s a good film. But I don’t think I’d go for the sexy roles,” natatawang tugon ni Richard who just turned 46 recently.
Pero handa naman daw siya sa mas challenging na roles in the future, “I think it’s part of the job. Of course you need to try something different and you also want people to see you in a different light so maybe there are other things that I can do that people don’t know also.”
Alam n’yo ba, hanggang ngayon pala ay talagang hindi niya ipinapasok sa kanyang utak na sikat na siya, “I’m basically a very private person. I don’t like drawing attention to myself.
I don’t like making press statements just because I’m a public figure, I would just rather do my job and stay in the sidelines.”
“Showbiz is like any other business.
There are people who are good, there are people who are bad. There are people who would want to pull you down. There are people who would want to help you up.
So it’s up to you to take care of yourself and find out who the right people you should be with,” ang makahulugan pang chika ni Sir Chief sa ABS-CBN.
Sa ngayon, pinipilit pa rin ni Richard na maging simple at down to earth, “I still think I’m still the same person that I was. I try to act as normally as possible that’s why people think in a way I am suplado.
But it’s just the way I am. I’m not really comfortable with crowds.”
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