It’s all about timing. Tom [Pen-ek] told me about the film, and I just happened to be free during this time.

I took this role because he wrote the script himself and I trust him after working with him in 6ixtynin9. And it made me feel really good when he said that he had me in mind when he wrote the story.

Our last collaboration was a great success. I discovered another side of acting that I could do. I’ve learned to love playing a variety of characters.

I liked [Pen-ek’s] Fun Bar Karaoke—it was very interesting and the presentation was quite innovative. So I thought if I did 6ixtynin9 with him, I would be able to learn something new. It didn’t take me long to say yes.

So far I’m proud because I believe I have done the best for Ploy.

I learned from the film that everything goes the way we think it will. If we think negatively, things can go wrong, very wrong, then even more wrong.

Motherhood has changed me a lot. Now I consider things more carefully before I decide to do something.

Happiness for me is my children.

My latest book, Lor Ling Tok Tai Ton, is about my two sons. It’s a way of sharing my happiness, and those who have kids will understand. It shows how innocent and loveable a child can be.

I’ve grown used to the attention I get. On an ordinary day, people still look at me, but they don’t bother me. I can still feel ordinary and go wherever I want. But when there’s an event, fans will be there waiting for me, and everyone is watching me.

I don’t know when I stopped thinking about success, but now I don’t think about how far I can go or who I have to fight with.

I want to live a routine life of leaving home in the morning for work and getting back in the evening, focusing on the day and not the future.

Awards are not something I consider when I work. I do my best each day. If awards are my goal, I’ll have to work so hard to the point of exhaustion. Sometimes the judges like my work and sometimes they don’t. What is more important is to satisfy the director, as he is the one who chose me for the role.

Success for me doesn’t mean being the most famous but able to meet the expectations of the director and the team. And having an audience that likes what I’ve done. If a film I’m in becomes very popular, that’s
a bonus.

We all need freedom, but when it comes to married life, too much freedom might affect the other person’s feelings. It’s all about how we can share our freedom.