I think I will always be performing; I don't think I can take that away. Because I really just enjoy it. I like getting up to sing; I like the challenge of learning new material and singing it in front of an audience.

I think that if an audience is truly appreciative of a performance, they will show it. Sometimes though, there are little differences, and there are audiences that are very reserved even though they are enjoying the show.

It's in your DNA to be a Filipino; how can you just turn your back on it?

When I'm doing a one-on-one with somebody, I have to speak in a language that that person can understand, using a vocabulary that they instantly get, and I always have to feel my way around to figure that out. It's a lot of fun, and it's also really challenging - challenging in a different way from performing.

There's a tradition of public service in my family. I'm one of three boys that joined the military. My father was in the Peace Corps.

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.

I'm the only one in my family with an American accent.

My whole family growing up played sports, so I'm definitely from a strong sporting background.