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To love art is to embrace poverty and to be unafraid of the uncertainty of an artist’s lifestyle, to sacrifice security, material wealth, regular family, to become a dedicated filmmaker, a public servant at the beck and call of the artist as a citizen.

— Marilou Diaz-Abaya

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I hope to have a body of work on women, children and religion.

This time, let's learn from our mistakes.

It takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of work and it takes a lot of humility, I think.

Friendship. Before, during, and after [marriage]

If I can love one person in a small way everyday, tama na sa akin ‘yun kaya hindi ako nafu-frustrate (that's good enough for me, that why I don't become frustrated).

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