Fast Talk with Boy Abunda: Benjamin Alves’ next role is a real-life father! (Episode 398)

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Aired (August 8, 2024): Ibinahagi ni Benjamin Alves na ang sunod niyang gagampanan ay ang pagiging ama sa totoong buhay.

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00:00The Widows' War

00:05The Widows' War came at a point in your life when I think you were starting to question,

00:11is there still room for me?

00:13Am I close to the end? Take me there.

00:16You just see it. You just see that the door is not as open or not as wide as when you first entered 12 years ago.

00:24So, having that self-awareness that this might be one of the last few ones.

00:30Just so, I'm always a future, a forward thinker.

00:33So, you kind of want it so that nothing will surprise you.

00:36You won't be surprised that you're gone.

00:39So, I think it helped because when I got the role of Basil, all in.

00:45There's nothing, you know, I wish I had that attitude for all my roles.

00:51This is the last one. You got to go 110%.

00:54No, but it's not late.

00:55Right?

00:56The attitude that this is the last one.

00:58Nothing to lose.

00:59Nothing to lose.

01:00And you talk about complacency.

01:01Yes.

01:02Being a disease.

01:03What's the cure for that?

01:04Being challenged. Challenging yourself.

01:07Always, right?

01:08Yeah. And being humbled. I think that's one of the...

01:10You always say that.

01:11Humility over hard work is what matters here in our industry.

01:16Yes.

01:17Yes.

01:18I wouldn't say I'm a veteran per se, but being in the industry long enough to know that

01:24I've worked with people that are still here because of the humility.

01:28And I'm astounded and I'm surprised when they're on set that they don't have...

01:33Because they're arrogant.

01:35Yeah. And I think acting and being an actor is one of the few professions that even if you're a 30-year veteran

01:41and in the first year veteran, when you step in front of the camera,

01:45you're even-feeled.

01:48So, the humility comes from that.

01:50That you'll help the co-actors.

01:53Like with me and Bey, she's my senior.

01:56So, the humility of her and her focus to respect my craft and I respect hers,

02:03that's why the scene looks good.

02:05What are your dreams now as we talk?

02:08As an actor, more challenging roles to be challenged.

02:11Because sometimes you have to say it.

02:12Yeah.

02:13Yes.

02:15As an actor, being challenged and recognition, I think.

02:19I think when you spoke about it earlier, when I see Kuya PJ's house,

02:23the thing that I focus on, no matter how grand the house is,

02:26is the endless walls of awards.

02:29And I've always...

02:31Like, you know that this guy built this house because of that passion he had

02:34and that talent he had.

02:36So, yeah, I think recognition.

02:39I don't know if that's a good thing to say.

02:42Was it last year when you were nominated in the ASEAN Awards?

02:46Yes, yes, yes.

02:48After 12 years.

02:50Sometimes you don't know when to start.

02:53Sometimes it starts after...

02:56I mean, great actors like who?

02:58Cesar Montano was in the business for quite a long time

03:02before he got into the business really big.

03:06People waited.

03:08But where are you at this point in your life?

03:11As a husband, as an actor, where are you at this point in your life?

03:15When you asked me what's my next role earlier during the break,

03:19that would be the perfect role I would want is to become a father.

03:22That would be...

03:23Both on screen and in real life.

03:25Oh, I've done it on screen, but in real life.

03:27Oh.

03:28Yeah, in real life.

03:32From people that are co-actors that I've worked with,

03:35there's a deeper...

03:37When you're on set, there's a deeper meaning.

03:39And there's a deeper reason why you're on set.

03:41And the excitement on the mic, specifically.

03:44Their excitement to go home to see their family.

03:47I want that.

03:49I want that for me and my wife.

03:51Chelsea, who's watching right now, last question.

03:55One day, your child will watch this.

04:01God willing, and may you be blessed with children.

04:06If you were to talk to your child, right this very moment,

04:12what would you say?

04:15Son or daughter, I hope you're proud of me.

04:18I hope that...

04:22I hope I'm raising you correctly.

04:24And I hope I'm ready.

04:28Does he, she make you happy?

04:30Yeah.

04:31And you're my reason.

04:32You're my reason why I'm still here.

04:34You're my reason why I'm happy.

04:35And you're the reason why I work.

04:38And I get to do what I love because I love you.

04:41Benjamin, thank you very much.

04:43Thank you so much.

04:44Hopefully, they'll bring back Basil to Windows War.

04:48In whatever way, I don't know.

04:50But hopefully, we'll find out who's the one who joined him.

04:54That's an indicator.

04:57Thank you very much.

04:58Thank you, Ben.

05:00Thank you very much for joining us.

05:03And be kind.

05:04Make your mom and dad proud.

05:05Say thank you.

05:06Goodbye for now.

05:07God bless.

05:30God bless.

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