Aljur Abrenica shares how acting criticisms pushed him to do better

Gary Ann  Lastrilla

<img src='' alt='092016-AljurAbrenica_PUSH.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>ActorAljur Abrenica admitted that there was a time in his career when he feltdepressed because of the criticisms about his acting. <o:p></o:p> Duringa press conference at the Limbaga 77 Café Restaurant, Aljur revealed, “It wasreally hard for me. Umabot pa ako sa different stages ng pagkalungkot. Umabotpa sa depression, questioning…” Takinga break to analyze things, Aljur said that it was during this time that hedecided to study more about his craft. “Sinadyakong magkaroon ng oras para sa sarili ko. I analyzed and traveled paramakapag-isip and then na-realize ko, kaya nila nasasabi ‘yun kasi before, Ididn’t understand why. I’m doing my best. When in fact, when I (immersed)myself with films and other cultures, kulang pa ang kaalaman ko. That’s thetime I studied. Nag-aral ako on my own. Nanood ako ng history ng film, who’sthe father of acting, ‘yung evolution ng acting sa industry,” he said. Accordingto Aljur, this quest has allowed him to develop a deeper understanding of thelives of artists. Learningabout how similar his experiences were to that of great actors’, Aljur said hetook them as inspiration. Nowtaking on the lead role in the historical biopic, Gil Portes’s Ang Hapis at Himagsik ni Hermano Puli, Aljursaid, “Ginawa ko na ‘yung mga alam kong puwedeng gawin para mapaganda angpelikula.” He said he is happy with his performance in the film which willstart showing in theaters nationwide on September 21. “As anactor, I did my best but more than that, ang talagang hinahabol namin,makilala, mabigyan siya ng recognition,” he added.

“Sinadyakong magkaroon ng oras para sa sarili ko. I analyzed and traveled paramakapag-isip and then na-realize ko, kaya nila nasasabi ‘yun kasi before, Ididn’t understand why. I’m doing my best. When in fact, when I (immersed)myself with films and other cultures, kulang pa ang kaalaman ko. That’s thetime I studied. Nag-aral ako on my own. Nanood ako ng history ng film, who’sthe father of acting, ‘yung evolution ng acting sa industry,” he said. Accordingto Aljur, this quest has allowed him to develop a deeper understanding of thelives of artists. Learningabout how similar his experiences were to that of great actors’, Aljur said hetook them as inspiration. Nowtaking on the lead role in the historical biopic, Gil Portes’s Ang Hapis at Himagsik ni Hermano Puli, Aljursaid, “Ginawa ko na ‘yung mga alam kong puwedeng gawin para mapaganda angpelikula.” He said he is happy with his performance in the film which willstart showing in theaters nationwide on September 21. “As anactor, I did my best but more than that, ang talagang hinahabol namin,makilala, mabigyan siya ng recognition,” he added.

<img src='' alt='092016-AljurAbrenica_PUSH.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>ActorAljur Abrenica admitted that there was a time in his career when he feltdepressed because of the criticisms about his acting. <o:p></o:p> Duringa press conference at the Limbaga 77 Café Restaurant, Aljur revealed, “It wasreally hard for me. Umabot pa ako sa different stages ng pagkalungkot. Umabotpa sa depression, questioning…” Takinga break to analyze things, Aljur said that it was during this time that hedecided to study more about his craft.

Aljur Abrenica admits feeling depressed about all the criticisms regarding his acting.

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