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EXCLUSIVE: Sam Milby admits still having moments of self-doubt

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Stephanie Rose Manhit

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<div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%">“I always have some doubt in myself,” shared <em>The Alibi</em>’s Sam Milby in an exclusive interview with <strong>PUSH ABS-CBN</strong> at Cornerstone Entertainment’s 20th anniversary celebration held last October 29 at Okada Manila.</span></div><div><br/></div><p>Even having been in the industry for two decades now, with multiple projects under his belt, Sam admitted that he still tends to doubt himself. It is Cornerstone’s founder and Sam’s good friend, Erickson Raymundo, who knows just how much to push him to get him to pursue more things. </p><div><br/></div><p>“Just last week, he told me, ‘you’re like the reluctant star’, because I’m a negative nelly. I sometimes go ‘no, hindi ko kaya ‘yan’. But he’s the one who tells me, ‘kaya mo yan, gawin mo!’ He’s always the one who pushes me. He believes in me,” said Sam.</p><div><br/></div><p>Sam looked back at how he started out in his career, and revealed that Erickson was intrumental in getting him started on his showbiz journey. “We’ve been friends for a while. He’s the one I trust. He’s the one who told me to audition for <em>Pinoy Big Brother</em>.”</p><div><br/></div><p>“It started na kaming dalawa lang. Erickson’s my driver, he’s my PA, he’s my stylist — lahat lahat. ‘Pag puyat ako, puyat din siya,” shared Sam. “We’ve never had a contract. Ever since, wala kaming kontrata. It’s just trust and respect.”</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2025/2/25/how-sam-milby-soared-from-being-a-rockoustic-heartthrob-to-becoming-a-sought-after-leading-man-0902"><strong><u>READ: How Sam Milby soared from being a “rockoustic” heartthrob to becoming a sought-after leading man</u></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>Hailed as “the man who helped start it all”, Sam was given Cornerstone’s Top Pioneer Award. Erickson acknowledged Sam as the very first Cornerstone artist and thanked him for the trust he placed in the company.</p><div><br/></div><p>“He’s kinda the reason why I got into showbiz, so I was like, ‘Okay, I trust you. You’re my friend. Let’s try this.’ We’re both newbies; wala kaming alam sa showbiz. It was a risk, but he just worked hard,” Sam recalled. “And now, Cornerstone is one of the biggest managements in the country. It’s thriving, they’re producing so much. It’s great. I’m so happy.”</p><div><br/></div><p>”I am still in shock of how much Cornerstone has grown,” he added. “But it shows the leadership that Erickson has. It’s in how he chooses the right people and how he treats people. He knows how to connect. He’s done his diligent work on studying how to run a brand.” </p><div><br/></div><p>From a very small team, Cornerstone has now grown to a company of around 60 employees and hundreds of talents. During the anniversary celebration, the Pioneer Award was given to employees and artists who have been with Cornerstone Entertainment . Artists who were given the Pioneer Award were Lilet Esteban, Gil Cuervo, KZ Tandingan, Dan Villegas, Irene Villamor, Via Antonio, Gretchen Ho, Kit Thompson, Slater Young, Erik Santos, Yeng Constantino, Moi Bien, Markki Stroem, Maricar Reyes-Poon, and Richard Poon. </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2025/10/31/look-cornerstone-entertainment-celebrates-20-years-in-the-industry-1849"><strong><u>READ: Celebrating 20 years of Cornerstone Entertainment</u></strong></a></div><div><strong></strong><br/></div><p>As to what more is in store for Sam, he shared that while he sees himself still staying within bounds of what’s familiar, he’s been entertaining thoughts of venturing into entrepreneurship. “I’d like to get more into business. I’m investing in more properties, but that’s about it. I love my comfort zone.”</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/10/30/sam-milby-reveals-he-has-latent-autoimmune-diabetes-0704"><strong><u>READ: Sam Milby reveals he has latent autoimmune diabetes</u></strong></a></div><div><strong></strong><br/></div><p>After the success of <em>Saving Grace</em>, Sam is now busy working on a project with Kim Chiu and Paulo Avelino titled <em>The Alibi.</em> “It’s a beautiful teleserye na ipapalabas sa Amazon Prime Video. I’m very excited for that.”</p>

<p>Sam Milby, recently given Cornerstone’s Top Pioneer Award, credits founder Erickson Raymundo for pushing him to be more that what he thinks he can be.</p>

Sam Milby, recently given Cornerstone’s Top Pioneer Award, credits founder Erickson Raymundo for pushing him to be more that what he thinks he can be.