ASIDE from his legion of supporters, Daniel Padilla attributes his showbiz success to colleagues who work with him behind the camera.
In an interview on Saturday at the press conference of his "Most Wanted" concert held at Dong Juan in Quezon City, Padilla said he is blessed to be surrounded by the best people in the industry.
The 20-year-old said they push him to do better.
"Ako feeling ko blessed lang ako sa lahat ng mga nakasama ko. Blessed ako sa recording (ng bagong album), kasama ko sa mga teleserye, mga direktor, production, mga staff, lahat mabubuting tao ang nakakasama ko. Siguro dahil sa kanila kaya gumaganda ang mga bagay. Andiyan sila para lagi akong pagsabihan. Thankful lang talaga ako," he said.
He said he knows that fame will come and go, but said the most important thing to an artist is to reinvent oneself.
"Normal lang na nagsasawa ang tao at wala naman tayong magagawa doon. Mas maganda na laging may bago tayong binibigay at ako, hindi naman ako papayag na paulit ulit lang ang ginagawa ko. Gusto ko laging may bago. Katulad sa pagkanta ko, sa mga proyekto, sa teleserye, mas mature na doon," he said.
The Teen King also shrugs off the rivalry between his and Kathryn Bernardo's love team and that of the love team of Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil, saying Soberano and Gil are his friends.
"Wala naman akong (iniisip) na kumpetisyon kahit kanino, lahat naman 'yan kaibigan ko. Nagsisimula pa lang ako sa 'Princess and I' andiyan na siya at kaibigan ko. So, sa industriya wala naman kailangan ikumpetisyon, ang importante kumportable ka sa sarili mo. Lahat ito ay trabaho lang," he said.
Meanwhile, Padilla is thankful for the successful first week of the remake of 2010 hit teleserye, "Pangako Sa 'Yo".
The episode last Friday became a trending topic on social media after the characters of Padilla and Bernardo finally appeared in the series.
"Sobra akong happy kasi nangyari yung (teleserye) ay wala pa kami. Sobra akong honored na nakasama ko si Ms. Jodi [Sta. Maria], Ms. Angelica [Panganiban], and si Tito Ian [Veneracion]. Masaya ako kasi nagustuhan ng mga tao yung pinakita na mga eksena. Sobrang thankful ako na inaabangan talaga nila. Nakakatuwa," he said.
Asked if their aim is to come up with something better than the Jericho Rosales-Kristine Hermosa version, Padilla said nothing could replace the original.
"Hindi mo kailangan pantayan or kalabanin. Bakit mo kakalabanin e kakampi mo nga 'yun, 'yun ang nire-remake mo. Ang kailangan na lang ay galingan at gawin kung paano nila ginawa dati, kung gaano nila kaganda ginawa," he ended.
"Pangako Sa 'Yo" is one of the successful original series produced by ABS-CBN. The soap had been syndicated in over 20 countries, including the United States, Canada, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, China, and Cambodia. (Sunnex)