Rica Peralejo opened up about her experience returning to acting. The actress is part of the upcoming Metro Manila Film Festival entry Manila's Finest.
"It's good. I think sabi ko nga parang siyang when you learn how to ride a bike, you might be a little rusty when you come back to it, but you always know it na. Ganun 'yung feeling ko sa pag-acting," she said in an interview on Gud Morning Kapatid.
She admitted that she realized how much she missed acting on her very first day on set. "I think the first day of shoot, nung nakita ko yung preview sa screen, sabi ko, 'Oh my gosh I missed this.' 'Yung parang it's not really just about me eh. It's more of like the whole thing, like seeing the magic of film parang coming together," she relayed.
When asked what made her say yes to the movie, Rica replied: "One, it's period kasi it's been my desire talaga that if I am going to work again, I want it to be something really meaningful and also sana okay din 'yung period. And it's very light, it's not naman super heavy from my end. I'm not really a major character in this film so it is really great lang to be reintroduced into the whole thing... para hindi naman ako mabigla kasi more than 11 years of not being there din naman 'yun eh."
She also credited her co-star Piolo Pascual as one of the reasons she accepted the project. "Also the people that I'm working with. One is like when I heard that it's Piolo. Piolo kasi chooses really good films eh so parang meron akong tiwala na okay, it is gonna be a good project," she stated.
When asked if she is open to doing a series in the future after this movie, Rica quipped: "Ano lang, step by the step para ako ay sumakses."
She further explained: "Even when I did this, it wasn't as if, 'I'm gonna come back,' hindi ganun. It is more of like I wanna try this out and let's see where it it takes me. Kasi I also have two kids pa at home, still 11 and 6 so medyo small pa 'yung 6 ko. Ayaw ko namang mawala at ma-miss out ko 'yung precious time na 'yun sa kanila."