(NI JONATHAN ANG)

MARAMING gintong muni o nuggets of wisdom ang iniwan sa atin ng nag-iisang Eddie Garcia. Narito ang ilan:

BABAERO O HINDI: “I’m a one-woman man. Having so many love affairs at the same time… It’s a headache! You waste your time lying and cheating.” (October 2018)

MAÑANA HABIT: “Whatever you do, if you could do it today, you would do something else tomorrow. So, why wait for tomorrow what you could do today?” (February 2007)

BUWIS AT KAMATAYAN: “Sa buhay kasi ng tao, there are only two things you cannot avoid—death and tax!” (July 2012)

PUNCTUALITY: “I’m usually earlier than the call time. Because my motto is, ‘What you could do today, do it now, so you could do something else tomorrow’.” (October 2018)

LGBTQ+: “Everybody was created by God. If you are a homosexual, God created you that way. There’s nothing wrong with it.” (December 2018)

DO YOUR BEST: “When you’re given a role, it’s the best recommendation for your next project. So, if you do it well, the casting people will say, let’s cast him.” (October 2018)

BE GOOD TO OTHERS: “Well, you do good to your fellowmen, and huwag kang mang-aapi ng tao, and you live a happy life.” (November 2018)

NO TO RETOKE: “Hindi ako nagpaparetoke. You see the eyebags, you see the lines, puro natural ‘yan. Wala po akong balak magparetoke.” (March 2013)

INTRIGUES: “Wala naman tayong mapapala sa mga intrigang ‘yan. Kaya ang iniisip ko, iiwas na lang ako. At kung hindi maiwasan ang kalokohan, just be discreet. Dapat ay alam ng isang artista kung paano dadalhin ang sarili sa harap ng publiko.” (February 2008)

STEM CELL THERAPY: “Takot ako sa stem cell therapy dahil isipin mo, halimbawa, hatinggabi, imbes na humilik ako, baka, ‘meh, meh, meh.” (imitates a goat’s bleating sound)

ON DIRECTORS: “Pagdating ko sa set, I’m an actor playing that role. Hindi ako nakikialam dun sa direktor. He’s the captain of the ship or she’s the captain of the ship, so nasa kanya ‘yun. Kung anong sabihin niya, sinusunod ko. I don’t argue, I don’t try to take over as a director.”

Sorry po, kulang ang espasyo para sa sangkaterbang quotable quotes from The Eddie Garcia sa dinami-rami ng media launch at presscon ng kanyang mga pinagbidahang proyekto! Hanggang dito na lamang, at paalam, Manoy!