What are 5 things that inspire you right now? my family, the world, people on the streets, everyday experiences, nice conversations
Top 5 movies: Kids, Clockwork Orange, Dreams, Elephant, City of God
Top 3 books: The Cat Painter, Papa's House Mama's House, Mga Selyo ni Lolo Benicio (all of them are children's books that I illustrated, hehehe)
Music you listen to: all kinds of music
5 Favorite websites: Wikipedia, Facebook, Pilipinas Street Plan Blog, Wooster Collective, Urbanism.org
When you're not busy with work, what do you in your free time? Food-trip around Quiapo-Binondo-Divisoria area, ukay-ukay trip in Cubao, Evangelista, Avenida, etc.
If you were to choose a different job, what would it be? a master chef!
If you can have any super power, what would it be? go to different places and time in an instant, like Hiro Nakamura!
What is the biggest problem of the world right now? Global Warming
What do you think is the solution? leadership, we can start on our own little ways
What's the most important life lesson you've learned so far? Everything is possible.
Most inspiring statement/moment (heard/said/read): "Don't stop"
He's the director of the hit comedy show Bubble Gang, he plays the saxophone, collects vintage cameras, and an avid fan of film photography --- check out the haven of Direk Uro dela Cruz!
Rosauro Q. dela Cruz aka Uro Q. dela Cruz (Pasig, Philippines)
Turn-ons: When somebody says something that totally changes the way I look at things.
Turn-offs: When somebody claims that what he is saying is original but it is something said by somebody else before.
What are 5 things that inspire you right now? My family: Anna my wife, Tata my eldest, Toto and Dodong my two boys. The dynamic "naif" artistry of the people of my hometown Lucban, Quezon during the Pahiyas Festival The World Wide Web The current accessibility of most reading materials The availability of classic films everywhere
Top 5 movies: Foreign films Kim Ki-duk's "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring" Federico Fellini's "Amarcord" Kon Ichikawa's "Fires on the Plain" Terence Mallick's "Days of Heaven" Robert Altman's "Nashville"
Filipino Films Peque Gallaga's "Oro, Plata, Mata" Butch Perez's "Haplos" Ishmael Bernal's "Manila After Dark" Abbo dela Cruz's "Misteryo sa Tuwa" Ina Feleo's "Labing-labing"
Top 3 books: (as of the moment. It can change next week) The complete set of Blair and Robertson's the "Philippine Islands" The Latin American trilogy by Louis de Bernieres Tom Rob Smith's "Child 44"
Music you listen to: Rimsy-Korsakov and Mahler (for the serious stuff), all of Tom Waits' (thanks to Peque Gallaga and Butch Perez for introducing him to me), clarinet concertos, Astor Piazolla, and Crosby Stills and Nash (being true to my age)
