DESPITE continued success playing lead in various soap operas including soon-to-be-concluded “Halik,” Jericho Rosales it seems has had enough of it.
And he doesn’t mean taking a short break – he actually doesn’t want to do anymore of the same, period.
Apparently, the actor feels he is getting a tad too predictable for comfort.
He said, “Mahirap siya i-explain. Ang gusto ko lang sabihin, ‘yung ganitong klase ng storya, (ayoko na). Napapansin ko lang kasi na parang nagkakaroon ng pattern sa career ko and I just want to eliminate that. Gusto kong i-challenge (ang sarili ko) na maghain ng something new para sa mga nanonood sa akin. I think, it is my responsibility, to do something and repackage (myself), for my audience’s sake.”
Jericho wasn’t clear as to what exactly it is that he wants to do, admitting he is unsure himself.
“Maybe I will get into producing, writing, directing, I don’t know. Pero one thing’s sure I will never stop acting. Siguro, ano muna, pahinga muna ako. Surfing muna ulit, motor muna ulit, and then maybe by the end of the year, I could announce something,” he said.
If anything, Rosales hinted he is eyeing the possibility doing something “culturally uplifting.”
He explained, “Ito ‘yung tipo ng project na kapag sinabing gawang Filipino, proud ka, alam mo ‘yun? ‘Yung kahit saan ka magpunta parang sasabihin, ‘Wow! Okay, kaya na palang gawin ng Pinoy ‘yan.’”
As to how he prefers to showcase the work, Jericho said, “Marami. It could be your regular movie na mapapanood mo sa usual na sinehan. Puwede rin siguro sa TV or better yet, sa Internet. There are plenty of platforms for it, what with the availability of iWant, Netflix and all, ang daming puwede.”
He, however, clarified, “Nothing’s final, huh? Pinag-uusapan lang natin kung ano ‘yung mga possible na puwede nating gawing bago.”
Meanwhile, at the homefront, Jericho shared he is not yet ready to have kids with wife Kim Jones.
The two have been married for four years now but have been too busy with work.
“We are so open about it but I know I am not ready. I don’t want to be an absentee dad. I’m too busy. And she’s too busy. Kawawa ‘yung magiging bata,” he said.
He hastily added, “We are happy where we are at this point in our lives. Okay sa akin ‘yung set up namin. Like, ngayon, she wants to study. Ako naman, I want to rebuild myself, career-wise. She’s abroad a lot, ako naman usually, dito lang. We’ve had this set up for a very long time now na were comfortable with it. Kung gusto naming magkita, we just take some time off and meet somewhere.”
“So, having a baby? There’s already seven billion people in the planet. I am just saying that bago tayo maglagay ng isa pang buhay ulit sa mundo, let’s make sure that ang attention is there.”
If he sounds a bit peeved, it is because he is tired of being asked repeatedly about it.
“We feel like sa buhay namin, parang ang daming gustong umagaw nung mga gusto naming gawin. Papatayin namin ‘yung mga pangarap namin dahil gusto namin mag-baby? Wala namang nagpre-pressure sa amin magka-baby. Kultura lang at tradisyon,” he said. (NEIL RAMOS)
