Award-winning actor Baron Geisler. Image: Instagram/@eganhenrik
Baron Geisler appreciates the bonding between the family he found in the cast and crew of “Senior High.”
Geisler, who reached a point where he thought he was done with his acting career, has experienced a newfound zest as he enjoys his craft nowadays.
The award-winning actor, in an interview with Bernadette Sembrano, happily spoke of his good working relationship with his co-stars in the ongoing Kapamilya drama, as well as with the show’s production team.
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Love and support felt
“Ang pinakagusto ko ngayon, hindi na natatakot sa’kin ‘yung mga co-stars ko [at] may respeto na akong nararamdaman [mula] sa production [team], kasi hindi ako nale-late. [I put my] best foot forward; dapat alam ko ‘yung lines ko. Prepared ako. And nararamdaman, nakikita nila ‘yon,” he shared, and added that he feels the “love, support, and respect from [his] peers.”
(What I like the most now is that my co-stars aren’t scared of me anymore, and I already feel the respect coming from the production team, because I’m never late. [I put my] best foot forward, that I should know my lines. I’m prepared. And they can feel and see that.)
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Like having meals with family
The “Tabing Ilog” actor likened their bond on set to that of a family, sharing how he would have meals with both the cast and crew.
“[N]agmessage ako kay direk Andoy [Ranay], ‘Ganito pala ‘yun, no, direk? Ang sarap, para talaga tayong pamilya.’ Kasi sabay kami mag-breakfast nila Andrea [Brillantes]. Sabay kami mag-lunch ng prod,” shared the celebrity dad, who wondered why he thought differently before about having camaraderie on the set.
(I said, “It feels great to work like this, right, why didn’t I understand what it really is?” It’s not acting fake toward others. It’s getting along with people because this is work. Why didn’t I think of it before? There was perhaps a purpose for this, which is to learn.)
Throw script at face, drug addiction
Coincidentally, in an interview earlier this year, he revealed how an experience with Ranay, back when he was a “lazy actor,” served as a wake-up call for him to take his work seriously. While “everyone was prepared” for the scene, he messed up his lines, which prompted the director to throw the script at his face and ask him to memorize his part first.
Geisler, who also opened up about his alcohol addiction and losing the will to live after the death of his mother, also mentioned how he can be “cancelled anytime,” adding that “one mistake” at work can have him replaced.
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Great respect
On making mistakes, he clarified that instead of fear, it has “more” to do with his “great respect” for his co-workers, as well as for the gift and break that was given to him.
In another past interview, he also expressed how he was able to converse and share laughs with his castmates in another Kapamilya series, “The Iron Heart.”
Meanwhile, aside from being part of the Brillante Mendoza feature “Moro,” which is part of the Jiseok section at this year’s Busan International Film Festival, Geisler will also appear in the upcoming esports movie “GG (Good Game)” with Donny Pangilinan. EDV