- “Mr. and Mrs. Cruz” director Sigrid Andrea Bernardo has no expectations for the box-office result of the movie despite the success of “Kita Kita.”
- Sigrid shares message to indie directors who wants to shift in doing mainstream movies.
Despite the success of her film “Kita Kita,” new box-office director Sigrid Andrea Bernardo said that she is not pressured to her new movie “Mr. and Mrs. Cruz” starring JC Santos and Ryza Cenon.
In an interview with PUSH.com, she said that lesser expectations could help the viewers appreciate the film.
“Una sa lahat, nung ginawa ko naman yung Kita Kita, hindi ako nag-i-expect, wala akong expectations,” she said.
“And I think, yung mga tao wala ring expectations nung pinanood nila yung Kita Kita. So mas maganda na wala rin kayong expectations dito, pero matutuwa kayo pag pinanood n’yo ang pelikula,” she added.
According to Sigrid, JC and Ryza have a natural chemistry on screen and she said that the love scene also went well.
“Nung unang araw namin, nu’ng pinakilala pa lang silang dalawa, sabi ko, ‘Bagay silang dalawa, ha.’ Pero ayoko namang maging sanhi ng mga paghihiwalay nila sa kanilang… pero nakitaan ko sila na, bagay nga sila, so na-excite nga lalo ako non, eh.
“Siyempre sa una, medyo off pa talaga, first time nila together, eh. Tapos nang tumagal na, natuwa ako kasi talagang kinausap ko sila na… ang chemistry kasi hindi naituturo, eh, kailangan talaga sa kanila din yan, so kailangan nila akong tulungan. And I’m really happy na sobrang winork nila yung chemistry nila. Nagdududa na nga ako, eh… loko lang,” she said.
On the other hand, Sigrid shared her message to indie directors who want to shift in doing mainstream movies in the future.
“Tiyaga ka lang talaga. Noon parang hindi ko iisipin na makakapunta ako sa mainstream, eh. Kasi pag gumagawa ka naman ng pelikula, lalo na ako nung ginagawa ko yung pelikulang Chacha (Ang Huling Chacha ni Anita) hindi ko naman iniisip yung mainstream or indie, gusto ko lang gumawa ng pelikula na magugustuhan ng mga tao,” she said.
“So yon, pa rin, dapat you stick to your ano, what you want. And very important, I think, lalo na ngayon na pumapasok ako sa mainstream, important yung personal happiness mo, eh. Kasi kung hindi ka happy sa ginawa mong pelikula, ihu-haunt ka niya forever,” she added.
“Kailangan talaga, pag nilabas mo yung pelikula, happy ka para hindi ka ma-down. Kunyari, hindi man kumita yung pelikula, hindi man magustuhan ng ibang tao, pero important happy ka sa pelikulang nilabas mo,” she advised.
