Iza Calzado is taking a break from television—at least, for the time being. But that doesn't mean that we won't be seeing Iza anywhere else. In fact, the seasoned actress is set to try her hand at theater acting, and everyone's shown all-out support for her new venture.
The 42-year-old actress affirmed that her focus at the moment is to do more theater roles. Speaking to a couple of press members at an event for her upcoming "Tiny Beautiful Things" performance, she described her shift to theater this year as a dream come true.
Iza Calzado on Her Upcoming Theater Project, “Tiny Beautiful Things”
"Actually, ano ko 'to eh, dream. Para bang na-manifest ko siya. Tinatanong sakin ni Ben noon, 'What would be a perfect year or career be like for you?' Sabi ko, I'll do films and a play. And that's what I'm doing now," Iza said in a video uploaded by MJ Felipe.
Aside from being her dream, immersing herself in the world of theater at this point in her career feels like a major fulfillment for Iza– even despite the huge pay gap between the pay for TV, films, and theater projects.
She explained, "May mga nagtanong na nga sa akin eh, 'Bakit ka ba nag-play?' And you know, it's really different ha, the pay when it comes to TV and film, and the pay when it comes to theater is night and day. [...] Iba 'yung ano niya, priceless. I guess 'yung masasabi ko, fulfillment 'yung iniiwan niya rin sa'kin. Atsaka sa totoo lang, malaki 'yun sakin bilang artista at bilang tao. So kaya, matagal man I'm glad that it finally happened."
But she made it clear to the press that she's not saying goodbye to television. For Iza, it was just a matter of sacrifice and priorities. The actress, who's been working in the showbiz industry for decades now, admitted that she's taking a pause with her TV career to pursue theater for two reasons. For one, she can only do so much, and second, her most important role at the moment is being a mother to her daughter, Deia.
"'Yan ang sacrifice natin. Wala muna tayong telebisyon ngayon...I'm not saying never. It's just ang dami namang material ngayon, may pelikula, may eto, eh iisang katawan lang ako at ang pinakaimportanteng trabaho ko ngayon ay ang pagiging isang nanay kaya hindi ko muna magagawa 'yun," she declared when asked about upcoming TV projects.
This story originally appeared on Cosmo.ph. Minor edits have been made by the Preview.ph editors.
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