He was accompanying his elder sister to the Viva Films office to audition for a role in legendary Director Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes' movie Gangland, which they read about in the Inquirer newspaper, when somebody egged him on to join the audition. The decision was fortuitous-- he was the one who passed !   Perhaps, it helped that, at age four, Justin was already doing bit parts in the kiddie tv program Batibot.   He used to tag along with his sister, who was a mainstay in the show.. 

Justin is fond of horror and fantasy movies. He counts Cesar Montano and Alec Baldwin among his favorite actors. He dreams of flying fighter jets in the future. "When I play video games, parang ang sarap tingnan, lalo na pag nagla-launch ng missiles," (I love to look at it,  specially when missiles are launched) he says, beaming with youthful charm and innocence. 

What if his parents tell him to quit the movies? Justin says he would defer to them. For now, he dreams of buying his own car from his earnings in the movies.