âActing is a spiritual journey of self-discovery.â - Anthony Hopkins
Join us for an incredibly candid and powerful conversation with actress Siti Hajar. In this episode, Siti bravely shares her challenging yet transformative journey from womanhood to motherhood while navigating the demanding world of acting.
She opens up about the immense personal struggle of being diagnosed with depression and anxiety, and reveals a profound truth: how she consciously uses the depth and emotional range gained from managing her mental health to sharpen and aid her performance as an actress, bringing a new level of authenticity to her roles.
Siti also gives us a unique, often funny anecdotes behind the scenes into her role as a "mom-mager," working alongside her own daughterâbalancing the roles of a mother and an actress.
An absolute extrovert, she shares her essential advice for new actors starting out and provides an insightful guide on working with talents on set.
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Chapter Markers/Timestamps:
00:00 - IntroductionÂ
04:15 - How did She Get Her Start in the Industry?
15:22 - What Keeps Her Going as an Actress?
18:51 - The Satisfaction She Gets from Acting
20:04 - SegueÂ
20:24 - Choice of 2 Shows
22:00 - Her Role in Identiti
25:24 - Why She Took On a Heavy Role
26:12 - How She Dealt with Her Mental Health
30:27 - Are Actors in SG able to Pick and Choose Their Roles?
31:28 - Her Role in Maafkan Mak
32:59 - Working with Her DaughterÂ
35:06 - Her Approach for Long-Form Dramas VS TelemoviesÂ
37:05 - How She Finds the Chemistry with Her Fellow Actors
38:50 - Advice to Other ActorsÂ
41:40 - Questions from Ngee Ann Polytechnic StudentsÂ
48:03 - Messages from Fellow Actors
52:54 - Highlight & Lowlight of Her Career
54:06 - What She Knows For Sure About This Industry
55:58 - Her Advice for Young Aspiring Artistes
57:18 - What She Wants to Learn and Experience More in Life
58:51 - Upcoming Projects
59:25 - Episode Takeaways
01:00:16 - Closing
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