Don't wait for the right opportunity. Create it.

This has been voice talent Inka Magnaye's mindset ever since she started her career years back.

And she couldn't be more ecstatic that now, her hard work finally paid off big time.

Just recently, she made history as the first Philippine-based Filipino artist to do voice-over work for DC, the American entertainment company responsible for big-budget superhero films such as "Batman" and "Superman."

Inka will lend her voice to the character of Scarab in the Philippine release of the company's latest offering, the upcoming American superhero film "Blue Beetle."

During a recent press conference, the 34-year-old star admitted getting surprised learning the good news.

"I thought of all those years - this has been three years since I started my TikTok, I was like: 'I did the work for this! I planted the seed for this!'"

Recall that during the pandemic, Inka made waves in social media revealing hers is the voice behind Philippine Airlines's on-board safety announcements, which earned her the nickname "the voice that launched a thousand flights."

Since then, Inka has been using her voice to inspire others and to embrace their true selves.

Asked about her latest milestone, Inka reiterated that she has been manifesting it prior, relating how she even declared to her mom that she wanted to be the "viral voice-over."

"So when people think of voice over here in the Philippines, I want them to think of me first," she said. "Because before, I always had to explain what being a voice-over was about... They didn't realize that it was a job."

Inka with her parents and Warner Bros. Pictures Philippines officials. (From left) Bonch Santos, Marketing Lead; Francis Soliven, General Manager; Inka's dad Gerry; Inka Magnaye; Inka's mom Lindy; Rico Gonzales, Sales Director

"So that was the first step. And then I just really tried to solidify like: 'I'm voice-over...' until people were like: 'Oh yeah, she's a voice-over.'"

But with voice acting, Inka is eager to make people hear the character instead of her.

"So that's where the acting comes in. And now that's something I'm trying to explore; the more of the acting side. So I think, it's still a work in progress. I'm still trying to process everything."

If ever, she wants to impart that just like singers, voice talents could also excel.

"There are so many amazing voice-over talents here in the Philippines... There are so many more, even, like, their expertise is far beyond my scope of work. And I am so excited for the whole world to discover that deep well of amazingly talented Pinoy voice-over talents and voice actors."

So what's Scarab? According to a release relating the film, it's an ancient relic of alien biotechnology that's been around for time immemorial. And the Scarab chooses its champion if they're worthy to handle its powers.

In the story, the Scarab will choose college grad Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host and be bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers.

Thus, The Blue Beetle.

"Something you can look forward to between the Scarab and Jaime is the bond that they will create together. When I was recording the lines, it was even a journey because, like, I didn't get to see the whole movie, I only got to record the parts of my lines. And that's it," Inka said.

"So that's as far as I can tell you with what to expect this because that's all I know. But I love their bond together, that's for sure. Which is actually a common theme in the whole movie. It's very centered on familial bonds."

The biggest challenge for Inka is to figure out what will set her voice apart from all the other voices used in other superhero movies.

"I want to be able to put a mark on that, like, 'Oh, it was Inka who did the voice over for that.' And I want people to be able to see that apart from others. So I think, making it sound more personal while making it sound, synthetic is the challenge there... Finding the balance to do that."

According to her, though it was easy for her to pull it off because she's not new in the industry, the fact that it's historical was something she had to grasp.

She maintained: "I think it's a matter of just knowing the gravity of the project. Because, you know, when you've done something for so long, it becomes very second nature."

"With this one, though, just knowing that I am officially part of the DC Universe, that this is a feature film, it's a superhero movie - it adds a different dimension to it. So it was skill level, something that I could do. But also the feeling behind it was kind of big to carry."

In terms of preparation, Inka related how she actually focused mentally.

"I did my usual preps, you know, I did a study, a review, because I wanted to make sure that every time I get a role or a gig, I want to make sure that I do it correctly. So I did my usual, like, I didn't speak for the next few days as much as possible. So I can preserve my voice because that's really true. And apart from that, it was quite the same as any other voice-over gig but also with the knowledge and understanding that it was the biggest," she shared.

"So I was walking into that studio, kind of like, conditioning myself to be, like: 'Okay, let's get this voice right because this is the recording. There's no do over here after this is done.' So I did a lot of like, trying to look for my most AI voice because that's something that I like to do. And just, I think most of it was mental."

She explained: "Because like the physical preparations, it's something that I'm used to doing. I've been doing voice-over since I was five. So it's been quite a while already. But it's more like the mental preps knowing that this is going to be the biggest project I've ever taken on so far. This is going to make waves. There's a different kind of responsibility knowing that I'm the first-ever Philippine-based Filipino talent that DC is going to get, for their superhero movie. And I'm the only one doing this."

"I'm the only one dubbing the Scarab in the entire region. The other countries aren't even doing that. It's just me - so knowing that it was really a mental prep of like: 'Okay, there are things coming after this. The work doesn't stop after the recording. There's more after that.'"

If anything, Inka hopes her achievement will trickle down and would benefit others like her.

"You know, like, it's not just me, I'm not the only voice-over talent here. I'm probably the most exposed one. But I'm not, definitely, not the only one. I am like this and I have these skills because I grew up around a network of really talented voice-over talents," she pointed out.

"And I learned not just from my parents. Like everyone says: 'Oh, you got it from your parents,' yes. But it's not just from them. Because I grew up in my parents' studio. And so many of these voice-over talents would always be there. And I'd be hanging around them, I call them my titos and titas. And I learned little bits from them. So I'm not made of just my parents, I'm made of all of these veteran voice-overs that I have met and worked with. And I hope that the international outfits can see that there are so many wonderful talents that they can tap here in the Philippines, not just me."

On the other hand, Inka is not resting on her laurels.

The next step for her is to try doing voice-over in other languages, relating that she has been studying basic Spanish and Korean.

Rated PG, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Safran Company Production's, “Blue Beetle” opens in PH cinemas Aug. 16. (Photos courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)