Inihayag ni James Reid na mula sa pagiging “lost” noong kaniyang kabataan, nasa magandang estado na siya ngayon at mas may kontrol sa kaniyang buhay.

Sa “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda” nitong Biyernes, tinanong ni Tito Boy si James kung ano ang tumatakbo sa isip nito 10 taon ang nakararaan.

Sa background ng interview, mapapanood si James sa isang performance sa GMA Network noong nakaraang dekada.

“If I look at this kid 10 years ago, he was just really going with the flow, seeing where life is taking him,” panimula niya.

“I never imagined I was going to join show business, I never imagined that I will be an actor singing. I was a shy kid from Australia and life was kind of throwing me into all of these new things. I was really just going with the flow seeing where life would take me, trying everything.”

Pagpapatuloy niya, lost din daw siya noong mga panahong iyon.

“I think at that time I was a little bit lost also. Lost in the context of what I meant to be doing. I was trying everything. Acting, dancing, singing.”

Hindi rin daw niya inisip na maging isang sikat na aktor.

“It never crossed my mind,” sabi niya.

Noong nasa Pilipinas, pumasok siya noon sa isang high school ng dalawang buwan sa Makati.

Hindi pa man artista noon, hinahangaan na ng marami si James sa kaniyang angking kaguwapuhan.

“Pagpasok ko every morning into the school, all the students would be screaming. This was before I was on TV and everything. They would all scream and I was like, ‘What’s happening?’”

Gayunman, hindi pa niya ito nahahalata sa sarili.

“They were all taking pictures and they were all screaming and saying ‘He’s so guwapo.’ But I look very different from everyone else so that was the first time I was like, ‘Am I good-looking?’”

Sa kabila nito, siniguro ni James na hindi lumaki ang kaniyang ulo.

“I tried very hard not to get it into my head.”

Ngunit ngayong 2024, mas may kontrol na si James sa kaniyang buhay.

“Not lost anymore. I think after exploring so many different things, after going through different management, doing film and then going independent, try music, I think I found really what makes me happy and found that balance of my career and my lifestyle,” sabi niya.

“I feel like my music has helped me open up really.”

Inihayag din ni James na muli niyang sinusubukang bumalik sa acting.

Kamakailan, inilunsad ni James ang bago niyang single na “Hurt Me Too.” —Jamil Santos/LDF, GMA Integrated News