" Sam: I’m my worst critic "

One of the most talked-about comebacks to primetime drama is that of Sam Milby in Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala. The actor — who once talked about launching a career in the US and actually spent a few months in New York to audition for projects — is excited to be back on television and working with Judy Ann Santos, no less.

Sam admits that in the beginning, he was intimidated by the Pinoy Soap Opera Queen. Of course, a lot of his opinions of her were formed not by actual experience (since he did not grow up in the Philippines, nor did he watch a lot of Tagalog movies and TV shows) but by the opinions of other people.  “I know her, how great she is, but I haven’t been able to witness it myself,” says Sam. “But doing scenes with her, minsan may mga eksena, nagkukuwentuhan kami bago mag-take, ’yung kuwentuhan na tumatawa siya. Tapos kapag nag-‘action!’ iyak agad siya. Hindi na kailangan mag-prepare. On cue ang luha niya. There’s a reason why she lasted this long in showbiz. Hindi lang dahil sobrang mahusay siya sa pag-acting, pero sobrang mabait din. She’s very nice and very patient with me. I’m very thankful ako na kasama ko siya kasi when you’re with someone na ganun kahusay, you learn a lot. I mean, she’s an ideal artist na amazing actress, mahusay. Behind the scenes, just being on the set, sobrang mabait siya to everyone, the whole production and the staff.

Sam has grown so much as an actor since he did his first teleserye, Maging Sino Ka Man. His Tagalog has improved a lot and even in his choice of projects, he has become more picky and discriminating. Thus, it was no surprise that one of his recent indie film projects, the Adolf Alix-directed Death March, made it to the Cannes Film Festival. Sam flew to Cannes, France and spent two days there. At first, he had no idea of how the whole thing would go, but he was happy to be there, rubbing elbows on the red carpet with the likes of Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Lawrence (of Silver Linings Playbook) and even Justin Timberlake. “The fact na pumasok siya sa Cannes Film Festival, that’s a huge thing, that’s a worldwide thing,” says Sam of the movie. And that alone is an honor, to be part of a movie that is in Cannes.


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