VP 2019-09 JULIE ANNE SAN JOSE DIGITAL

HONING HIS
SKILLS
Nikki exudes grace and confidence. However,
he doesn’t always feel that way. He still
experiences performance anxiety. He deals
with it through simple practice and rehearsing
as much as possible.
“Yes, I think all of the actors have been through
performance anxiety. Everyone has their bad
days or in sports, it’s called off-night. If you
had a bad performance in whatever it is you’re
doing, it’s not fine, but acceptable. No one is
perfect and always remember that it’s either a
success or a lesson.”
“If you happen to fail in a certain situation, use
that failure to better yourself in that area. Think
of ways on how to improve. Research and try it
on your own. If you have to practice it, do it. So,
if it’s time to showcase it again, you’ll be better
and who knows, you’ll succeed.”
Nikki usually researches about what he would
want to know for his role. He, then, will try to
improve the idea or provide a unique one to
cater the audience. He tries to give himself time
to prepare himself before a scene or a shoot to
do his pre-performance rituals.
“I usually give myself time to calm my mind and
don’t think about anything 5-10mins before a
scene. That’s because I believe that overthinking
kills. Overthinking kills the emotion. You tend to
think more of the lines and what it is you picture
that’ll happen and forget to be in the moment
and believe the script or scene.”
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