Hiam Abbass (Arabic: هيام عباس ; Hebrew: היאם עבאס born November 30, 1960), also Hiyam Abbas, is an Israeli Arab actress and film director of Palestinian descent. Read full biography of Hiam Abbass →
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... →
Simple things don't interest me.
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... →
I grew up acutely aware of the exile and distance caused by war.
I love to take risks and see how I cope with the situation.
I very much want to do things my way, and I want to control the result.
My tendency in life is to like movies that deal with heavy stuff, but it's my nature.
I don't think any artist, before they go on writing or painting or creating a music piece or whatever, think, 'Oh people would like it... →
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... →
Hiam Abbass (Arabic: هيام عباس ; Hebrew: היאם עבאס born November 30, 1960), also Hiyam Abbas, is an Israeli Arab actress and film director of Palestinian descent.