Kathryn Bernardo For PREVIEW PH September 2024
Kathryn Bernardo Is the Muse of Her Own Masterpiece by Katrin Maisie Cabral
The Making of an Artwork
In the literal sense of the word, Kathryn Bernardo was in the midst of making her art when she took our call. It was evening in Calgary, Canada, and the actress had taken a brief moment in the last leg of her shooting schedule for Hello, Love, Again to converse with Preview.
Much as any artist, the challenges of shooting a film are embroiled with physical toil and the emotional demands needed to portray a character. As the sequel to 2019’s Hello, Love, Goodbye, one of the Philippines’ highest-grossing films of all time, the bar has been set, and it was hanging over them on set. “I feel like everyone’s waiting for this and I’m trying not to be too pressured sa mga sinasabi at expectations ng mga tao,” Kathryn admitted. “So, ‘yun talaga ‘yung at least na iniisip ko ngayon.”
If Kathryn Bernardo’s life was a canvas, a stark white sheet from her child actress days had grown into sketch marks, where an artist’s struggle of erasures and do-overs are visible, where the draft has turned into colorful splatters that soon become well-rendered—proof that development happens, bit by bit. It’s all part of the process, and Kathryn knows it.
“I think it’s just—it’s gonna be a long journey, and whatever I do, I just want to be in control of my life now,” she mused. “I feel like now, I’m the artist of my life’s masterpiece, and my canvas is still being painted. Every day I get to put colors, I get to put different shapes in my life.”
“Nasa transition stage ako ng buhay ko. It’s very tough, to be honest, but I know na this will all be worth it, and I want my future self to thank me for that.”
It’s a visual we can imagine: Kathryn, stepping back to admire the metaphorical painting she has made. This art piece is marked by her own doing, a representation that was true to herself, void of anybody’s else interpretation. But however anyone imagines it, there’s one thing true: There’s still plenty of space left in the canvas. (SOURCE/READ MORE HERE)
