Words Hans David Tampubolon Illustration Mufty Fairuz

“Can I do the interview while I put on my makeup?” actress Kimberly Ryder asked as she sat down to prepare for the premiere of Winter In Tokyo, a movie she is featured in.The 23-year-old actress has been busy and is trying to juggle her schedule between her career as an actress in Indonesia and her pursuit of education in the United Kingdom.“I am taking a performance arts diploma in London,” she said. “It is a whole [...] package for performance arts. I study acting, directing, producing and all other aspects of being a performer.”It seems that Kimberly is focused on becoming a full-fledged performer because, as she says here, her dream is to become someone who is not just a mere celebrity.

My best qualities as a person are …

I laugh a lot, I don’t like making people feel bad and I like having fun.

My worst qualities as a person …

I am lazy sometimes, I am annoying and I can’t control some of the things that I say sometimes.

When I am bored, I like to …

Eat.

What I love about my job is …

The many characters that I get to play so I can also express all of the different emotions that are inside of me.

My mentor in the entertainment industry is …

My dad because he was involved in theater when he was 18. Every time I have questions about what to do with my character, he is the one I ask.

The dreams that I have achieved so far are …

Making my parents happy, providing for myself so I don’t have to depend on my parents and travelling.

What I hate …

People who smoke indoors without thinking about other people.

My favorite kind of people are those who …

Are considerate of other people.

And my least favorite kind of people are …

People who only think about themselves.

The most important thing that I have learned so far in the entertainment business is …

That you have to find the real people in life. A lot of them are fake.

The dreams that I still want to achieve …

To be recognized as somebody who can really act, not just a celebrity.

My biggest fear is …

Losing somebody that I love.

What makes me happy …

When I can make the people that I love happy.

And what makes me cry …

When somebody that used to be close to me can not be close to me anymore.

Three words to describe myself …

Fun, annoying and caring.

My biggest regret so far …

Sometimes I just become really lazy and don’t give what I am doing everything that I’ve got.

If I could see the future, I would like to see …

Who I end up with my life.

My definition of success …

When everybody that you love is happy.

Three countries I would like to visit …

Egypt, Italy and Greece.

If I were a superhero, I would like to be able to …

Teleport like in the movie Jumper.

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