I have no sentiments for nationality or for soil. But I grew up in Israel, so those things are in my blood, and I want to be part of Israeli culture.
Mili Avital
I loved putting on stories as plays when I was just six. I was the director, the actress and the set designer; I cast my girlfriends in parts, and I suggested to the local kindergarten teachers that we do free performances for the children.
Mili Avital
It took me many years to understand that my identity is more Israeli than Jewish.
Mili Avital
I don’t need legitimization to take part in Israeli productions; I am a good actress. To work in Israel is a financial investment for me. I do it for emotional, not artistic, reasons.
Mili Avital
I knew I wanted to get married and have a family, but it was important that my husband be a Jew; I didn’t want to have to explain what Hanukkah is.
Mili Avital
My agents do not like my choice to work only in New York and Israel – it’s not a good career move.
Mili Avital
I may not be Meryl Streep, but I am not untalented.
Mili Avital
In Israel, I think I have the image of an ‘Ashkenazi woman’ as a stereotype. Someone once told me that I look like a deodorant commercial. But my appearance is misleading; I can be emotionally aggressive, too, and in ‘Law and Order,’ I once played a murderer. I see no limitations. I see both my toughness and the softness.
Mili Avital