BREAKING: John Lloyd Cruz finally resolves issues by leaving showbiz.
Returning actor John Lloyd Cruz discussed his four-year hiatus from the industry.
John Lloyd stated that he just left ABS-CBN but not his work as a film director with Lav Diaz.
When asked by Mega Magazine, this is what John Lloyd has to say. "Hindi kasi ako tumigil ng work kaya ko nasasabi. I’ve never stopped making films kasi kahit nag-quit ako sa ABS-CBN, hindi ako tumigil du'n. Si Lav Diaz kept giving me something to work on. I needed that. That helped a lot. Oo parang break from yung ‘showbiz’ yung nangyari, generally speaking. I don’t know what to call it. And ayoko nga siya tawagin na kahit ano eh because it will seem like a reduction of what actually transpired."
The actor confessed that he behaving poorly before leaving ABS-CBN, which is why he understands why certain members of the network are hesitant to work with him again.
He added, "Before I stopped working for ABS-CBN, before I quit my contract, naiintindihan ko eh, kasi I was behaving rather badly. Naiintindihan ko kung bakit parang ilag sila and even the people, you know, medyo alangan din, ‘di ba, mag-reach out sa’yo through text or through email or whatever. And mararamdaman mo na may konting hesitation and… so ayun, naiintindihan ko naman, naiintindihan ko."
John Lloyd began his showbiz career as a 13-year-old dreamer and is now a 33-year-old celebrity on indefinite leave. He, on the other hand, claims that his break is not due to weariness.
He added, "Hindi siya pagod eh, it’s more of parang luminaw siya. Luminaw 'yung nasa harap mo and parang ganu'n lang — in a snap of a finger, nakita mo kung ano 'yung totoo… na parang ‘Wow.’ Parang nagising ka sa disilusyon, parang ganu'n. ‘Yun 'yung pinaka malapit kong — kung pa'no ko siya ma-de-describe. Kasi hindi siya tungkol sa isang araw na napagod na ako ayoko na mag- work. Parang as if I was betrayed by my own choices, because I didn’t know, I didn’t understand the whole process of my being there."
"Innate ‘yung desire to come back to what’s simple — to what’s natural. So number one is to set your environment. You have to choose your environment, what brings you healing. Parang all of a sudden it was easy to identify in this environment, parang ang gaan ng pakiramdam ko. In this environment, parang 'yung araw ko, it’s balanced ‘ di ba? You perspire, you get to exercise and hindi lang 'yun, parang pinapawisan ka doing something that you really like. For example, spending time in the garden, spending time in the mountains or sa tubig, isang malaking element din ‘yung tubig eh. It’s healing."
During his break, the blockbuster actor thanked his Hollywood pals who lent a helping hand.
He said, "Definitely iikot lang ang mundo. Definitely ‘yun, magtutuloy-tuloy 'yung mga trabaho na naiwan and nagpapasalamat nga ako na may mga trabaho akong naiwan na ang nagtuloy ay 'yung iba na mga kaibigan rin naman natin sa ABS-CBN. Number one si Piolo (Pascual). ‘Di ba nakahanda agad sumaklolo? Tapos my other friends sila Vhong Navarro, sila Kuya Yani (Agbayani), sila Luis (Manzano), and definitely may hindi ako na-mention na pangalan na talagang umalalay at sumaklolo. Pero nevertheless, ‘yung pasasalamat mo sa kanila talagang abot-abot because ‘yun 'yung mga pagkakataon na hindi mo naman pinlano 'yun eh. Hindi mo naman inasahan na magkaka-ganun."
John Lloyd is one of the distinguished guests for Shopee Philippines brand ambassador Willie Revillame's 6.6-7.7 Mid-Year Sale TV Special, the e-commerce platform's biggest TV program to date.
Filipinos may tune in to GMA-7 and Shopee Live on June 6 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. to see the fiesta-themed celebration, which will be broadcast live from Araneta Coliseum. The e-commerce site's 6.6-7.7 Mid-Year Sale runs through July 7, and consumers can take advantage of free delivery, daily P1 discounts, up to 20% cashback, and more.
