Rafe said he did not hesitate to become an actor in the Philippines, no matter how short-lived.

"I was hesitant a little bit, but I never really doubted," he said. "It never came close to changing my position because it was such a special, unique opportunity I could never imagine happening to me before in my life. So even though it was a bit crazy, I knew I had to do it."

Nevertheless, Rafe said the experience was weird.

"I was uncomfortable, it was hard to hide. I just never experienced having like a large TV camera sort of far away from my face and then having the director [Gil Tejada] going like, 'React! Emotions! React!'" he said.

How does he assess his performance?

"I'm not very impressed with my acting performance. I look pretty uncomfortable on screen," he admitted.

If ever he decides to stay in the Philippines for good, would he want to try acting again?

"If anyone is crazy enough to allow me to act again, then why not? It pays a lot of money to do that. I considered it fairly easy money," Rafe answered.

PINOY ENTERTAINMENT. PEP also asked Rafe what he thinks of Philippine showbiz.

"Well, I used to think it was pretty weird," he said. "Things were either, there's these noontime shows, that were like all over the place, a million things happening all at once, which actually a lot of people have compared to basketball. The speed of both of them is something that Filipino fans enjoy. But so there was those shows like the romance stuff which are over-the-top melodramatic."

But Rafe said he has learned to love Pinoy showbiz.

"I did get used to it. It sort of became an acquired taste for me, that now if at a point that I'm in New York, sometimes I go to New Jersey to watch the new Pinoy movie that went out. I went to new Jersey, there's a mall there that once in a while gets the movies," he said.

The last movie he had seen is the 2009 Star Cinema flick Miss You Like Crazy, starring Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz.

"And so the melodrama, I kind of like it now. I'm a TFC subscriber. I watch TV Patrol, and Showtime," Rafe revealed.

Last question: Would Rafe consider living in the Philippines for good?