- "Yes. But I'm no longer a tricycle driver now, I'm an actress." -- replying to a fan who recognized her and asked if she was Gerry, the tricycle driver. She was then signing autographs at the lobby of the Life theater for her first movie première.
- "Thank goodness I now know how it feels to be on the blue carpet!" -- relating her overwhelming experience at the 39th Moscow International Film Festival, July 2, 2006. Ms Pareño felt like a bankable name star, although in the Philippines she was relegated to motherly and grandmotherly roles. The Russian paparazzi and movie people kept applauding her.
- "We didn't have a TV then. I really just wanted to act. It was in my blood. When I was home and Mommy was at work, I was free to act as much as I wanted on the street corners." -- recalling her childhood ambition of wanting to be an actress, when her mother was a ticket taker at the Mayfair Theater, Avenida, Manila.
- I'm more sensitive now, especially with emotions-- I have so much to draw from. I have had so many experiences. The things that happen to you, they hurt while they're happening to you, but you can use them later on.
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