Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass, also Hiyam Abbas, is an Israeli Arab actress and film director of Palestinian descent...
NationalityPalestinian
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth30 November 1960
CountryPalestine, State of
cannot complexity good human reason understand written
I know myself - I cannot just play a cliche. It has to be a character; it has to be written with the complexity of the human being behind. Could be bad, could be good, could be someone we would hate, but still, I need a reason for that influence, and I need to understand why.
deal heavy life movies nature tendency
My tendency in life is to like movies that deal with heavy stuff, but it's my nature.
cope love
I love to take risks and see how I cope with the situation.
control
I very much want to do things my way, and I want to control the result.
almost comedy face letting life medicine pressure soul suffering
Laughter is a way of really letting out all this pressure that you could face in your daily life in the suffering of your people, and comedy is almost like a medicine to your soul in a way.
simple interest simple-things
Simple things don't interest me.
distance war grew
I grew up acutely aware of the exile and distance caused by war.
teenager issues identity
My identity was a big issue when I was a teenager, and I had a lot of questions, like: 'Who am I?' 'Who do I belong to?' But when I was still quite young, I decided that belonging is a tough process in life, and I'd better say I belonged to myself and the world rather than belonging to one nationality or another.