Lovi on great flood: Time to open our eyes
She might have not been directly affected by the terrible flood that turned Metro Manila and other parts of the country into a water world. But Lovi Poe saw a telling message behind the disaster that claimed lives and properties.
“It’s about time we open our eyes na kailangan alagaan natin ang kalikasan,” she said after the presscon of her latest suspense-horror, Regal Entertainment’s "Guni-Guni". Kailangan natin alagaan ang kalikasan to prevent going through this.”
And while she feels sad over the devastation around her, Lovi saw a glint of hope at the end of the proverbial tunnel.
“It’s nice to see everyone helping, working together. From something bad, something good comes out.”
Lovi doesn’t want to announce the good deed she has done for the flood victims. For her, it’s enough that doing so gives her “a nice feeling.”
Lovi is just as happy that she’s past that stage when “I gave a lot of love kahit hindi na maganda ang balik sa akin.”
Peace of mind
Now, she has "me time", more peace of mind, something Lovi obviously lacked when she fell head over heels in love. It may have cost her a lot. But Lovi has no regrets. In fact, Lovi insists she’s proud of what she did for love. But now, she has learned her lesson. Lovi knows she must choose between “peace of mind” and “being with the person you’re in love with.” She can’t have both.
Lovi also knows how hard it is to “find someone who will actually take care of you.”
Has she suddenly turned into a man hater?
Lovi laughs. It’s not that. It’s just that has been through so much, Lovi realized “it’s hard to adjust to a man.”
No man, she adds, can give her a list of do’s and don’ts in her career.
To each his own
“Pag sinabi niyang bawal na gawin ito, hindi tatagal ang relasyon,” she points out. After all, she herself will never impose on her man’s work. It’s to each his own.
For instance, Lovi is glad she didn’t have to ask permission from anyone before shooting steamy scenes with newcomer Benjamin Alves, who plays her ex-boyfriend in “Guni-Guni.”
“It’s part of the story. Hindi lang basta linagay doon. And Benj was very relaxed while we were shooting the scene,” observes Lovi, also known as the “Horror Princess” because of her string of suspense films.
As a psycho with a dark side beneath her sweet, caring ways, Lovi had to resort to a different attack to immerse herself into the role.
“I wrote down crazy things para lang lumabas ang crazy part of my character,” she reveals.
“Aswang” taught her how to imagine herself as an animal. Now, she is applying the same principle of assuming another identity by thinking of all the crazy things her psycho character can do.
That cryptic look in her eyes as the trailer flashed scenes from the movie shows that she hit the nail on the head.
