EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Padilla reacts to ‘Next Aga Muhlach’ tag

Maureen Marie Belmonte

<img src='' alt='091016-DanielPadilla_main.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Although he is grateful, Daniel Padilla downplayedhow his Barcelona: A Love Untold directorOlivia Lamasan likened him to Aga Muhlach.The seasoned director made the comparisonat a recent blogger’s conference just when Daniel was still in New York for ASAP.In an exclusive interview with Daniel onFriday, September 9, he claimed that he heard about what Inang, as she’s fondlycalled in the business, said about him.“Siyempre nakakahiya kay Aga Muhlach,” hesaid with a laugh.“Siyempre ano, alam mo naman itong si AgaMuhlach napakalupit na tao, napakagaling umarte. And para sabihin niya na nextdaw ako, thanks Inang! I love you so much,” he continued.Inang directed Aga in his hit film Sana Maulit Muli opposite his erstwhilelove team partner Lea Salonga in 1995.Daniel’s latest movie offering with hisperennial love team partner Kathryn Bernardo was shot in Barcelona, Spain, anexperience, which he described to be “magical.”With their film showing this Wednesday,Daniel is very much excited to hear about the reactions of the people who wouldsee their film.“‘Yun ang di ko alam, parang excited langako sa sasabihin nila. Parang kami ni Kathryn binigay lang namin ang best naminsa pelikulang ito,” he said.The heartthrob has been very vocal aboutthe immense training and the one-of-a-kind experience that he got after workingwith the highly-acclaimed director.What kind of actor is he nowadays?“I think, iba na. Parang mas seryoso. Hindipwedeng simple-simple lang ang acting kahit gaano kadali,” he said.These days, Daniel said he has come toestablish a different type of standard when it comes to breathing to life toscenes.“Kailangan alam mo ang nangyayari saeksena, alam mo ang pinanggagalingan and always 100% ang ibibigay,” he pointedout.On a personal level he stressed, “‘Wag kangaalis sa set na parang alam mo ‘yun, parang half-hearted ang ginawa mo.Talagang dapat after ng eksena happy ka sa ginawa mo.”<o:p></o:p>

“Siyempre nakakahiya kay Aga Muhlach,” hesaid with a laugh.“Siyempre ano, alam mo naman itong si AgaMuhlach napakalupit na tao, napakagaling umarte. And para sabihin niya na nextdaw ako, thanks Inang! I love you so much,” he continued.Inang directed Aga in his hit film Sana Maulit Muli opposite his erstwhilelove team partner Lea Salonga in 1995.Daniel’s latest movie offering with hisperennial love team partner Kathryn Bernardo was shot in Barcelona, Spain, anexperience, which he described to be “magical.”With their film showing this Wednesday,Daniel is very much excited to hear about the reactions of the people who wouldsee their film.“‘Yun ang di ko alam, parang excited langako sa sasabihin nila. Parang kami ni Kathryn binigay lang namin ang best naminsa pelikulang ito,” he said.The heartthrob has been very vocal aboutthe immense training and the one-of-a-kind experience that he got after workingwith the highly-acclaimed director.What kind of actor is he nowadays?“I think, iba na. Parang mas seryoso. Hindipwedeng simple-simple lang ang acting kahit gaano kadali,” he said.These days, Daniel said he has come toestablish a different type of standard when it comes to breathing to life toscenes.“Kailangan alam mo ang nangyayari saeksena, alam mo ang pinanggagalingan and always 100% ang ibibigay,” he pointedout.On a personal level he stressed, “‘Wag kangaalis sa set na parang alam mo ‘yun, parang half-hearted ang ginawa mo.Talagang dapat after ng eksena happy ka sa ginawa mo.”<o:p></o:p>

<img src='' alt='091016-DanielPadilla_main.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Although he is grateful, Daniel Padilla downplayedhow his Barcelona: A Love Untold directorOlivia Lamasan likened him to Aga Muhlach.The seasoned director made the comparisonat a recent blogger’s conference just when Daniel was still in New York for ASAP.In an exclusive interview with Daniel onFriday, September 9, he claimed that he heard about what Inang, as she’s fondlycalled in the business, said about him.

Daniel Padilla says he heard about Olivia Lamasan’s statement about him while in New York.

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