Hiam Abbass Professions : Film actress Born : November 30, 1960 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by 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 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. Hiam Abbass issues teenager identity I grew up acutely aware of the exile and distance caused by war. Hiam Abbass distance grew-up war Simple things don't interest me. Hiam Abbass simple-things interest simple 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. Hiam Abbass daily you soul life I very much want to do things my way, and I want to control the result. Hiam Abbass result control want way I love to take risks and see how I cope with the situation. Hiam Abbass risks see situation love My tendency in life is to like movies that deal with heavy stuff, but it's my nature. Hiam Abbass movies like nature life 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. Hiam Abbass good myself hate character Similar Authors Isabella Rossellini film-actress Izabella Scorupco film-actress Betty Buckley film-actress Bipasha Basu film-actress Butterfly McQueen film-actress Bryce Dallas Howard film-actress All Authors
