It’s frustrating to come up with a film of relevance, to upgrade the cinema in general, and see it fail at the box-office. A painful experience - like my movie Sister Stella L. I felt bad when it didn’t make good because I like that movie very much. It wasn’t my first time to do a quality movie that had to be yanked out in seven days. You can’t blame the producers: it’s their money at stake. If I were in their place, would I risk my money on something that won’t sell? And yet how I wish there were some producers willing to risk their money on movies with significance...
Kumilos tayo batay sa ikabubuti ng higit na nakararami habang may panahon pa. Naalala ko po tuloy ang sinabi ng karakter ko sa pelikulang Sister Stella L. Bilang pangwakas, uulitin ko ito sa inyo dahil gusto kong ipaalam sa inyo na ngayon na ako’y naging isang punonglungsod at naharap na sa realidad ng buhay, ngayon ay mas naiintindihan ko na ang mga salitang ito: Marami pa akong hindi alam at dapat malaman tungkol sa mga kasalukuyang kalagayan ng mga sistema ng lipunan.