Home › Authors › Cherie Gil
Cherie Gil Quotes
1963–2022 Philippines
Evangeline Rose Gil Eigenmann (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈhil ˈaɪɡɛnmɐn]; June 21, 1963 – August 5, 2022), known professionally as Cherie Gil (Tagalog: [ˈtʃeɾi ˈhil]), was a Filipino actress. With a career spanning nearly 50 years, she was dubbed the "La Primera Contravida" ("The Prime Villain") " ("Biggest Star") for her acting prowess which landed her numerous antagonistic roles on film, television, and the stage.
Random Cherie Gil quote
49 quotes
There is no ending to learning about the craft! Accents, the use of voice, technique. OMG there are just so many scripts and stories to study yet.
I’m just a human being. We go through the same ropes of the downs, the highs, and the lows. I am not going to be surprised if I die a pauper, but I have lived a life.
I call on the art gods to touch us in our most vulnerable, most selfless, most loving parts.
Sometimes I wonder if the past is more important than the future and then realizing, that now is the only thing that we can control.
I expect seriousness, professionalism and proper work ethic from the other actors I work with especially the young ones coming into the industry.
One should be able to observe, to listen, to imagine and to communicate. All that is so important to be able to deliver as an actor.
I think the most effective advice my mom ever told me both for career and parenting as well and for being a human being is to be most of all honest. As honest one can be to yourself and to others.
“It’s an exciting ride but at the same time of course, no risk, no gain. Kailangang mag-evolve and this is a new learning process for me."
"I realized that at the end of the day, it all comes down to getting to know the person better and understanding every story each person goes through."
That’s why I said I wouldn’t do something unless I don’t have full trust in the right people. They’re the masters, I’m just the actor.
Retiring is depressing. Stopping is class. I will travel every corner of the world when I do.
Ang diamond naman hindi siya maganda sa umpisa (A diamond is not pretty at first), but you have to clean it out, shape it to make it beautiful.
I just try to breathe in a real human being into the characters I play and try to emanate the different nuances we all go through in real life. Human beings are complex. All of us go through our good and dark sides every so often depending on our daily impetus and experiences.
I like projecting strong. I like projecting feisty and being an instrument in empowering our women of today.
What other jobs would I be doing outside of acting? I would have loved to teach teens and kids anything about the performing arts.
Save money, ‘yun talaga (that's really it). It may not be the means and end but it is necessary for us to be safe, stable and secure so we can continue to grow.
Listen. The legacy, I’m not going to let it die, there’s so much more to give. We have the next generation, and there’s still more to come.
In life, we fall, we get up, learn and move on. To be honest with oneself is the best tool to have. To carry on with grace no matter what. To always have faith, courage and love.
You know, the best directors become parents to their actors. They are the people you look up to and learn from.
You know, actors are the most insecure species. I think people don’t know that.
Topics Cherie Gil is quoted on