Derek Ramsay (proper) with spouse Ellen Adarna and her son Elias throughout Christmas 2022 —DEREK RAMSAY/INSTAGRAM
Whereas Derek is grateful that his comeback appearing challenge, “(Ok)ampon,” is a part of this 12 months’s version of the Metro Manila Movie Competition (MMFF), the actor mentioned this additionally meant he must work in the course of the Christmas holidays and this made him “really feel responsible.”
“I’ve had my whole profession the place Christmas was actually meant for household. It’s actually my favourite time of the 12 months. I’d all the time attempt to make up for all of the sacrifices I’ve made all year long for my household throughout this season,” he informed Inquirer Leisure throughout a latest interview. “That is additionally why, earlier than I received married, I made certain to not be part of the MMFF yearly, simply each different 12 months. It’s tough to work throughout this era. Nonetheless, if the challenge is nice, it’s additionally rewarding. It’s robust discovering the best time to stability household and selling an MMFF movie.”
Derek, who took a break from appearing when he married actress Ellen Adarna in November 2021, mentioned he agreed to do “(Ok)ampon” as a result of he preferred the story. “I consider within the script. It’s good that the MMFF choice committee believed in it, too, and picked it as one of many first 4 entries. I suppose in addition they noticed what we noticed within the script,” he identified.
King Palisoc’s “(Ok)ampon” was first chosen as an MMFF entry in 2019. Kris Aquino was speculated to be Derek’s main girl then. He’s now paired with Magnificence Gonzalez.
Scene from “(Ok)ampon” —QUANTUM FILMS
‘Doing one thing proper’
Quantum Movies producer Joji Alonso swore that Derek gave all the pieces he’s received whereas making the movie. After we requested for his response, Derek mentioned: “Atty. Joji is any person that I actually respect. I’m all the time grateful for the chance to work along with her. There have been many occasions after taking pictures some scenes when Direk King would come as much as me to say, ‘Kinilabutan ako d’on!’ or he would shake my hand. You’ll be able to see that he’s excited with what he noticed. In the meantime, I actually really feel like I’m a bit rusty, so I’d ask myself, ‘Is the eagerness nonetheless there?’ However primarily based on the response of Direk or Atty. Joji’s remark, I’m assured that I’m doing one thing proper right here.”
Each of Derek’s MMFF greatest actor wins had been from initiatives produced by Quantum Movies—“English Solely, Please” in 2014 and “All of You” in 2017. “For Atty. Joji to say that I did a greater efficiency than these two means quite a bit to me. It additionally makes it more durable to keep away from appearing. It’s the little issues, the optimistic feedback, that maintain me motivated, that makes me pleased and wish to do extra,” he mentioned.
Complement
Derek claimed he isn’t anticipating one other greatest actor recognition for this one. “After I begin a challenge, I all the time wish to do it proper. I by no means enter a challenge considering I wish to win greatest actor. In case your power degree and your coactor’s are totally different, then you definately’re not essentially complementing one another. It’s simply not going to mix effectively. I favor working with folks as a workforce. I don’t simply consider myself. A scene will likely be excellent solely when the folks in that scene begin to work collectively. I gave all the pieces that I had as a result of that’s simply how I’m, however not for the intention of profitable greatest actor or for folks to note my appearing,” he mentioned.
Derek is satisfied that he labored rather well with Magnificence and younger actor Erin Espiritu on this challenge. “We complemented one another. All of it boils all the way down to the script and the captain of our ship, our director, who places us in the best course. I’m a really clear individual—I’ll have some temper swings or I’ll be upset about one thing—however when the digital camera lights flip pink, I make sure that I do my job effectively.”
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