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Liza Soberano reiterates: 'Hindi ko pangarap maging artista'

Published Mar 10, 2023 10:05 am
Liza Soberano didn't plan on becoming an actress. She simply had to due to circumstance. In an exclusive interview with Boy Abunda, she noted how it was never even her dream. RELATED STORIES: [Get to know Liza Soberano’s character on first Hollywood project](https://mb.com.ph/2022/08/18/get-to-know-liza-soberanos-character-on-first-hollywood-project/) [Careless officially welcomes Liza Soberano as talent](https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/21/careless-officially-welcomes-liza-soberano-as-talent/) [Liza Soberano on Enrique Gil, James Reid, Ogie Diaz](https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/22/liza-soberano-on-enrique-gil-james-reid-ogie-diaz/) [James Reid on Liza Soberano breaking into Hollywood: ‘Very promising’](https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/22/james-reid-on-liza-soberano-breaking-into-hollywood-very-promising/) But she had to eventually so she could send herself to school, as well as provide for her family as breadwinner. "It came from need, a necessity. I needed to make money for my family," she reiterated. Liza recalled that when she was 10 years old, the first time she came to the Philippines, someone offered her the chance to join the sketch comedy program "Goin' Bulilit" But she didn't want to. She and her father John Castillo Soberano even had a "big fight" about it. RELATED STORIES: [Liza Soberano is moving to LA](https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/16/liza-soberano-is-moving-to-la/) [OH NO! Liza Soberano’s IG account wiped clean](https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/21/oh-no-liza-soberanos-ig-account-wiped-clean/) [Ogie Diaz on Liza Soberano: ‘Nanghihinayang ako’](https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/24/ogie-diaz-on-liza-soberano-nanghihinayang-ako/) [Netizens express concern over alleged removal of Enrique Gil’s comment on Liza Soberano’s post](https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/24/netizens-express-concern-over-alleged-removal-of-enrique-gils-comment-on-liza-soberanos-post/) "Kasi ayoko. I was a very shy girl. I was very boy-ish, I don't know how to speak Tagalog and wasn't actually expecting na magtatagal po ako sa Philippines. Akala ko po babalik din po ako agad sa States pero nagtagal po ako kasi nagkasakit yung lolo ko. The ones that I call mommy and daddy, my parents. And hindi po nila ma-afford na ibalik kami ng kapatid ko sa States. And so I was forced to work because I wanted to go back to the States," she shared. Liza cleared that her tell-all vlog was not a complaint. She's just stating facts. But she made clear she's grateful to the people who made it all possible for her. And she will always be. As to other people misinterpreting her statement, she admitted that she could have explained it better. She won't take any of it back, though, maintaining it was her truth. RELATED STORIES: [Boy Abunda, Ogie Diaz differ on Liza Soberano’s career move](https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/25/boy-abunda-ogie-diaz-differ-on-liza-soberanos-career-move/) [Former ABS-CBN head writer on Liza Soberano: ‘I’m rooting for her with all my heart’](https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/27/former-abs-cbn-head-writer-on-liza-soberano-im-rooting-for-her-with-all-my-heart/) [Ogie Diaz to Liza Soberano: ‘Pinapakinggan ka din naman’](https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/28/ogie-diaz-to-liza-soberano-pinapakinggan-ka-din-naman/) [James Reid reiterates support for Liza Soberano](https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/28/james-reid-reiterates-support-for-liza-soberano/) "What I said is true. Those are all facts. I was just stating facts and trying to help my fans, my family, my friends, everybody that was questioning my decisions why I was changing," she added. "I needed them to understand that this is everything that I have done in previous years... It was not enumeration. I was not complaining... I felt like they were forgetting." Liza declared she wants "change" so she could "grow as an individual." "Everything that I broke down, I was breaking down the journey so people understand where, what point I am at in my life right now," she maintained. "I was literally just saying that I started as a child. So hindi po ako nabigyan ng chance or pagkakataon na mag-grow into myself as an adult. I didn't get to experience things that normal kids get to experience because I started working at an early age. Hindi po normal yun." Recall that in Liza’s viral vlog, she started by telling fans it wasn’t her intention to make them feel “abandoned,” reiterating she’s simply going through “some changes.” “Everything was coming at me so fast. I didn’t have the time to fully process what was going on and slowly found myself getting lost in the motions,” was how she put it. 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