Moran Atias Quotes

As actors, we get to hide. You can change your hair and your accent, and it’s not you. You have tricks, these masks.

I liked to explore different arts. But when I started acting, I knew this was the medium I want to be in for the rest of my life. Stories onscreen affect me the most.

I like a guy who’s sarcastic, serious, sensitive – even just silent. But you have to do it at the right times. That’s sexy. To me, it reflects intelligence.

If a guy treats me respectfully and the waiter demeaningly, I’m turned off.

Anna Magnani, Sophia Loren, Meryl Streep – I love actresses that are strong and fragile at the same time. They bring complexity to their roles.

I like complex characters. I’ve been very, very lucky to portray, in these past three years, characters that are strong and fragile at the same time. It’s those characters that I’m looking for. In the last year and half I played three different religions, and that allowed me to educate myself so much.

Whenever there’s a role that scares me, I get panicked and nervous. I know that greatness might come because I’m going to get out of my own element and comfort zone.

There’s always a common attraction to universal needs of love and a feeling of worthiness.

Italy was a surprise in my life. I went there just to make money and then go back to Israel and study psychology. The arts wasn’t something I grew up with or thought I could be part of.

If you chose to be with an abusive man, a powerful, abusive man, it reflects something about who you are and what you want for yourself.

I always liked creativity, whether it was to draw or sew – any creative assignment I was getting from school, or just on my own.

A relationship takes time, and you really have to work hard at it. I’m devoted to my profession, but when I find the right guy, I’ll work just as long and hard for him.