#Quotes from amigo by john sayle movie#

Joel TorreJoel Rizalino Torre was born in Jand raised Bacolod City, Philippines.He studied at the University of Saint La Salle in Bacolod City, Philippines and married to Christy Azcona. “Do your best and stop acting…’yong natural lang, which I really did try in Amigo.” Amigo is the indie film directed by John Sayles…” – Elli Alipio ( READ MORE) “Basta at the end of the day, just relax, take it easy, enjoy it, have fun. Sometimes I get too hard on myself, as experience has told me, ‘Don’t pressure yourself.’ “I just put…you know, you just put the pressure on yourself, na you’ve been too hard na. You don’t wanna fool around, you just wanna do it right! “Parang dala-dala mo ‘yong, you know, raised pride na Pinoy ka, na especially sometimes you got to na, may pagka-racist din ‘yong iba, ‘A, you’re an actor of color.’ “You know there’s nothing to prove but you do it 110 percent. “Especially when you’re out of the country performing or working like when I did theater in New York…”There’s a certain…not really pressure, pero you wanna excel. Carballo ( READ MORE)Īmigo – “…The actor is talking about starring in foreign indie films, the latest oif which is Deep Gold directed by Michael Gleissner. Truly, as film critic Joel David has written, “John Sayles transcends the boundaries of race and nationality so utterly and triumphantly that he can justifiably be called a major Filipino filmmaker…” – Bibsy M. Bravo Pete! And likewise Bravo John Sayles who auditioned the Filipino cast in Tagalog admitting to us he did this on the basis of emotion. Small wonder, we find later in the website poet-writer Pete Lacaba credited for Tagalog translation. Any Pinoy viewer here or in the Americas would be touched to the core. As we watch we are taken in by the Tagalog dialogue as natives would deliver them, unsullied and trusting. Amigo is written in English (the military), Tagalog (Luzon natives), Spanish and Latin (Spaniard Yul Vasquez as Padre Hidalgo), and an entire scene with imported Chinese to speak Cantonese, with a predominance of Tagalog.

“There are four million Filipinos out there, so if we can get only 20 percent of that population, that’s a big number to help the producers get their money back and be able to do another film…It is significant that John wrote Joel’s part with him in mind which he says he doesn’t get to do very often. “I might be away for three weeks, but I think this is also very important. In August, Joel takes leave from his 100 Days to Heaven to promote Amigo targeting the Fil-Ams in New York, the East and West coasts and Honolulu. A DepEd endorsement, nevertheless could help placate his fears.

#Quotes from amigo by john sayle movie#

He appeals to the audience to please tell friends to watch the movie as it is running against the gigantic Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon and Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2. ( READ MORE)įilipino Filmmaker – “…Joel is not that comfortable. We spent two entire days shooting that scene.” “I think they wanted to cover all the angles so that when it’s time to edit, they have all the needed footage,” Torre notes…” – Bayani San Diego Jr. “We kept repeating our brief sequence (a complicated chase scene on a foot bridge during rush hour). Since a lot of time is spent on preproduction, actual shoot goes smoothly.” “They’re perfectionists,” says Concepcion. “They’re so organized.” It’s a process that local productions can emulate, he adds. “It was a learning experience,” Torre points out. More than anything, it was, for them, a rare opportunity to watch the making of a mainstream Hollywood movie up close.

“We got an honorarium, in pesos, but we didn’t mind,” Concepcion says. “I didn’t do it for the money,” Torre exclaims.

“It’s just a bit role, but it was worth it.” There was talk that bit players received a princely sum in dollars. “I did it for the experience,” Torre admits. Still, the production found roles that suited Torre and Concepcion who were only too happy to take part in the international project.

Concepcion didn’t clinch the role she tried out for, either. Torre earlier auditioned for the “Bourne” role that went to “Amigo” costar John Arcilla. Honorarium – “…Torre relates that the “Bourne” team decided to shoot in the country after a Hollywood casting agent came across “Amigo” in the United States.