ARJO Atayde admitted that he was considering the idea of leaving show business, until his newest achievement got him back on track.
Not giving further details, Atayde said recent events have affected him “so much” to the point of giving up on his passion for acting.
“Given all that has happened, it’s affected me so much that I was just like, ‘You know what, I’m out. I don’t like it anymore. I don’t want to do showbiz because of this damage they’ve done.’ It was massive damage not only to me, but to a lot of people… I was just so affected that I wanted to quit,” he said.
This was confirmed by Atayde’s mother, veteran actress Sylvia Sanchez.
But she believes that son’s best actor win at the Asian Academy Creative Awards is a “sign from God” that he should keep using and honing his acting talents.
“Anak, hindi na ako ang sumagot, ang Diyos na mismo. Binigyan ka niya ng award. Alam mo ‘to, itong award na ‘to… Isa lang ang gustong sabihin sa ‘yo ng Diyos, ‘Binigay ko sa ‘yo itong talent na ‘to, Arjo. Kaya stay.’ Okay, anak? Stay ka. Ito ang mundo mo, dito ka nararapat,” she said. (ABS-CBN)
