Despite being a mother and married woman now, it didn't stop Max Collins from accepting daring and challenging roles as an actress.
In an interview, max explained her decision to pursue such a career path.
"I feel like maybe a sexier me kasi tumatanda na ako and before you know it, time goes by and I won't be able to be sexy again. So I'm really enjoying this time in my career and I do wanna do sexy roles pero siyemre kailangan malaman yung role, maganda yung story, given the right opportunities," she shared. "I just feel like, it's time for me now to do more romantic roles. I think kaya ko na. I like challenges talaga."
Meanwhile, Max also tackled the stereotype of Filipino women who limit themselves as an actor when they got married and start to raise a fanily.
"Feeling ko stereotype yun kasi sa totoo lang, di ba, abroad hindi naman sila ganun eh. It's not like just, kasi may anak ka na, or may asawa ka na, you can't be sexy anymore, you can't do a lot of roles. I feel like as an actor we should be able to do different kinds of things, different types of roles, and that's what I want to do. I don't want to limit myself as an actor."
For 2022, Max is hoping to do more films and teleseryes.
"I feel like I'm in a good place in my career now, where I'm given more opportunities, better opportunities."
In the last installment of "Wish Ko Lang Christmas Specials," Max tried to free herself from the spell of a love potion in "Gayuma."
Joining Max in this latest episode of "Wish" are Jak Roberto, Dave Bornea, Tanya Gomez, Bench Hipolito, and Bernicular.
Max portrays Regina, a woman who lives by the river whose beauty attracts a lot of men–including her childhood friend, Adan (Dave).
For "Gayuma," Max says she made sure that she was able to internalize her character by doing research about gayuma or love potion and adjusting herself to her surroundings.
“Napakaganda ng episode na ‘to kasi para siyang indie film. Maraming intense scenes, so excited na po ako na mapanood ninyo.”
Asked what lesson she learned from her "Wish Ko Lang," episode, Max said, “Ang tunay na pag-ibig ay hindi pinipilit. We all know na kapag pinipilit mo ang isang bagay or feeling, hindi maganda ang kinalabasan.”