Alex: I’ve had experiences, while playing other roles, where I found myself overacting a bit. For that reason, I took time out to do extra research for this role. I watched Youtube videos to see how people who suffer from bipolar would act when they’re angry. I wanted to know more about bipolar and understand how people with this disorder think. It helped me get into my character better when he’s angry.
Host: Do you find yourself getting attached to your character and acting like him while not on set?
Alex: Umm (laughs)
Grate: A little bit (laughs)
Host: Grate’s very observant. If anything happens to me, you’ll look after me too right? Truthfully, Alex, you’re very skilled and played it appropriately. Very excellent.
Alex: Thank you krub.
Host: Waan, your role is pretty minor and isn’t very much, but every time you enter the scene, we know who you are and that your character is a good person.
Waan: That’s absolutely right. (laughs)
Host: Truthfully, people who grow in the same family, no matter how well they’re raised or treated, there’s no guarantee that they’ll become a good person. Who is your character and what is he like?
Waan: I play Pattawee’s character. If I were to say that’he’s a good person, it wouldn’t be 100% true. He has some bad human characteristics such as desiring more than he’s capable of acquiring and wanting what’s not his. At first, he looks after n’ek as if she was his sister until one day he realizes that he wants her to be his and only his.
Host: My goodness, it sounds like you’re writing a song.(laughs)
Waan: At first, I didn’t know whether to play his character as someone weak or strong, but it didn’t matter because the most important thing was that I got to be a part of this particular family. (Unsure if Itranslated that right but something along that line lol)
Host: Truthfully, if you make the littlest mistake playing your character, it would ruin the whole lakorn. You could’ve overact or under act, but you played it perfectly. Very beautifully.
Host: So the lakorn is about to end in two days and many things have happened that one could not believe. Jaja..
Jaja: No, ka. Nong Preem’s character is very sympathetic.Because Preem is like a white diamond that has to be safely secured in its box. Everyone has to help look after her. I feel this way because there was one time when Preem came to ask me, “P’Jaja, I don’t understand. Why does Srisopa has so much vengeance towards Rarb and Ai? After all, her and Rarb had already broken up with each other and she had taken the money."
Host: Wow.
Preem: I had to do a lot of research because the story line is very detailed. I know that older adults tend to over think situations and make them more complicated than they seem. I just can’t help but think why? Why is she holding a grudge?
Host: Nong Preem, love cannot be bought by money na ja.(everyone laughs) You have to be angry and feel resentment. But you don’t understand.
Preem: Because I feel that they had already agreed since the beginning that their relationship will strictly be beneficial, as friends, not as boyfriend and girlfriend.
Host: My goodness Jaja, you’re the selfish one. You guys already had an agreement.
Jaja: We already had an agreement.
Host: That’s not how it is luk (Thai term of endearment meaning child) That’s not how real life is. When you’re that close to someone, you end up falling for them. And this man is quite charming to fall for right?
Grate: Very very much (everyone laughs)
Jaja: I say that there’s another person that’s even more loveable and better to fall for.
Host: Who? (Jaja points to Alex) Why?
Jaja: You have to ask Alex himself.
Host: Why Alex, I want to know. Do you know what Jaja had said about you? She said something that no one else but her could say. Jaja said that when you came to play this role, you did not use your skills or anything to help you play this part. But you put your heart into it to play it to the best of your ability. (everyone was moved by her comment, it sounds more touching in Thai lol.)
Word for word translation in Thai: You did not bring your skills or anything to help you play this part. But you brought your heart to play it.
Host: What makes you feel the need to say this Jaja?
Jaja: Because the first day I entered the scene with him, I really believed this and joked saying, “Alex, I don’t think I can do this. You’re too young. Our first scenes were all love scenes. He had to be very close to me, caress my face, and hug me. It made me feel like I can still smell his innocence and youthfulness.” (everyone bursts out laughing)
I asked him, “Alex, what can I do? Help me.” And Alex just told me to play it to the fullest. But inside, he holds something against me for doubting him.
Host: Do you hold something against her?
Alex: No, I’m not angry at her because I had to play in many scenes with her where I am in love with her. I can’t let that ruin my concentration. But outside of set, I constantly tell myself that what she said is not true at all. (laughs) I had to play it off in front of her because I’m afraid to respond back since we aren’t that close. After our first scene together, she was like, it’s too funny and I’m ticklish. Lol. I apologized and told her to practice again. But when we play for real, our chemistry is there and we’re able to pull it off.
Jaja: When we played for real, I truly want to thank Alex. Everything that you’ve seen on screen between Ram and Srisopa, everything is me giving my full love and admiration for him. (everyone reacts to her words and are touched) When he acts, he’s not only gazing into your eyes, but you can feel that he’s sending his heart and feelings along with it. From how he touches me and caress my face to how he speaks to me, they all make me forget that Alex is that same kid that I had doubted in the beginning. He’s the kind of man that’s willing to protect the woman he loves with all his heart. (everyone claps) I feel that way for real.
Host: Do you believe me when I say that I, too, agree? In the scene, speaking from man to man, your character is not very clever. From the first time Ram and Srisopa met, if it were me, I would be like what is wrong with you? Are you crazy? We just met and you’re telling me all these crazy things about you? I would avoid her. But with you, you played the character well and didn’t look at her that way.Instead, you looked into her eyes caringly and tried to understand her situation. I’m telling you, it’s crazy to the max.
Jaja: There’s another scene with Alex. I don’t know if anyone could remember. It’s the scene where he goes and buys flowers and some guy came to punch him. He went to fight back with the guy to grab the flowers back. At the end, his face was very (idk the word. I’m assuming bruised, cold, pale?) I still remember that scene until now.
Host: Oh my goodness. Alex, in real life, Toey (his gf) is gonna have a problem. (assuming that Jaja is infatuated with Alex lol.)
To be continued...