When was the last time you were on a set?
"Half a year ago, when we finished filming season 8 of 'Sabri Rejoicing.' "Every season we finished filming the players asked if there would be another season, and we always said 'there is no situation, it will not happen', and here we are for ten years like that. To them? But I will not say no to another season.
"Robbie Duanias and I have been creating 'Sabri Meran' for ten years together. At first the reviews were harsh, and the truth is that they are still harsh, but at the moment it's mostly entertaining, though not the most pleasant. I understand the critics' work, the tone was too harsh at first And there were harsh and exaggerated sentences. 'Sabri' is a sitcom, not an elite genre that critics like to like, nor do I claim to be flawless. I grew up on American sitcoms like 'Three in One Apartment', 'The Cosby Family', 'The Cool Prince of Bel Air' and much more "I understand and love the genre. These are simple situations with a predetermined ending, but still funny."
When was the last time you visited your parents?
"Once every two weeks I visit them in Petah Tikva. The whole family comes, it's a tradition that is important to me, and I also love my mother's food. I grew up in Petah Tikva and was an unfunny, shy and insecure child. From the age of 12 I was in drama classes and even then nothing opened. I only opened on stage, and it was clear to me that I wanted to be an actor. At the age of 16, I already knew I would go to Beit Zvi, and I'm not ashamed to stop going to high school math classes, because I knew it was a waste of time for me. I went to theater classes in Tel Aviv. Work with a livelihood and experience all the usual worries, but today they are my biggest fans. My mother cuts articles, in fact she cuts everything my name appears in. My parents take reviews personally, and I feel they bear the burden of insult. When someone writes something bad 'Explaining playful' I actually hear Mom say to Dad 'need to call the reviewer and say some harsh words to him.' They do not understand why if everyone loves the series, they still write about it like that.
"By the way, as a teenager I did not work in any job and I think it was a mistake. Children need to learn something related to how to make money in this world. You need to let them work in something because you can not trust anyone. Bottom line, life is a daily war in this area and you "You always have to be ready, alert and prepared. That's the situation. Be in control."
When was the last time you said "I love you"?
"This week, to encourage Paz. I say this sentence only to people I really like, and with Oded the conversations always end with 'Love you' and 'Love back.'
"I'm not married and I have no children, because I never wanted to. They tried to convince me that I wanted to, but no. I also tried to take care of myself, because I do not take it for granted. I have been in treatments and I still deal with it I'll have children, but I can not ignore the fact that I do not really want children.I know men who knew from a young age that they want children, because otherwise there is no point in life for them, but I do not feel I have to have children because it should or because everyone has, especially "In Israel. I will not have children because of a feeling of 'Oh oh oh, I'm 52 and I will not have children.' By the way, I never close this door. Here, look at Merav Michaeli."
When was the last time you served?
"Amusingly, in the play 'The Station' that recently came up at the Haifa Theater. This is a play with covers of well-known and beloved songs like 'Queen of the Roses'. Standing in the center, in front of the stage, and doing his lips full ... I know how to sing, I studied sound development and songwriting at Beit Zvi, but it's not urgent for me and if I can integrate in singing with 'Lipsink', then great.
"At the same time I am a guest on the show 'Oded Paz and the Helmets', which consists of wonderful adaptations of the 'Pajamas' songs. We went up with the show in Zappa in front of 1,000 people, and I'm used to loving the audience, "A burger, which is crazy. This show was rock 'n' roll in its essence, and for me it was insanely powerful and exciting. This week we have a New Year's party with a lot of amazing guests."
When was the last time you shot a greeting video?
"Just before you arrived I made a video for my birthday. I do it a lot and have fun. I even have postcards from the 'pajamas' and myself, which are no longer in use. And sign them. The world has changed and today greetings videos make people happy. For me it's simple and easy, it takes two seconds, and if it makes someone happy - what's the problem? Devin and it was one of her happiest moments. She said this daughter is already a soldier, but it still excites her to remember the video. It excites me and I do it for fun.
"I recognize that there are those who ask for payment for videos, and it's legitimate. Let everyone do what's good for them. I'm a cynical person, but I have a theory that since 'The Pajamas', and it's only getting worse, we're getting so much love from the street "With such a strong intensity, that I really feel the need to give back where and what I can. Be nice to the environment, always respond with a smile, and if you ask for a selfie or a video - give back all the love I get."
When was the last time you went out?
"It changes with age. I used to go out a lot, bars and alcohol were the pastime then, but today it is no longer relevant to my life. I spend time in cafes and restaurants or go to a show, a movie and a museum. I believe in theater, although there is a feeling it needs refreshment, but "I still like classics, for example Shakespeare. There's a new production of 'Hamlet' now that I'll have fun going to see. Cinema is always fun too, especially at noon when the hall is empty."
When was the last time you did sports?
"Today, and every day. I'm addicted to CrossFit and train at the CrossFit Boxing Institute. It's a challenging sport that involves lifting heavy weights and includes lots of high pulse exercises, a really beautiful nightmare. I have been training every day for six years, including Friday and Saturday, unless my body says D. It's training in groups with a coach, and there is training every day and a training program.
"CrossFit is something that changed my perception of life, because it pushes you far beyond the edge. You think you can do 100 percent, but there you find you can 200 percent. You feel like you're going to die and then go on, not stop. When I discovered CrossFit I wanted to. Knowing how I apply this feeling to real life, and I think I have succeeded.Today I can concentrate on writing for many more hours, and there is no such thing as 'I have no power'.
"CrossFit also helped me when I got sick in Corona after the second vaccination, just six months ago. I had it easy, but not well. There is a feeling that this disease is playing in your head. There is no sense of taste and smell, which is very stressful, and I'm still not convinced. 100 percent. The day after I finished ten days of isolation I went to do crossfit training. It was terrible training, but the thing is the self-discipline and the decision that the corona will not decide for me. I overcame this little wall. I had a harder time breathing, but on. Even when I was sick and in isolation I did some sports, and it really helped me and lifted me up. "
When was the last time you were jealous?
"I get jealous when I see a very good series. I get jealous of the actors, the screenwriters, everyone. In 2015, when they sold 'Sabri Mernan' to Sony Production, we were in the US because we were invited to see the episodes.
Sitcom footage there is an enviable affair.
The budgets are wow, and they have a screenwriting room which is an amazing thing.
We (Polishuk and Ruby Duanias; SZ) have our own way of working and we work great, but room for screenwriters is still a crazy thing, and I'm jealous. As an actor, by the way, I'm more jealous. "It's enviable. I do not think I will get to take part in such projects."
When was the last time you were angry?
"Today, about people walking down the street with the phone, immersed in their bubble and not seeing anything. I'm also angry at the new trend that is spreading, that people are talking with a speakerphone and there is no discretion. Damn, it really annoys me and I'm not usually angry.
"I used to be a nervous man, but age, experience and quitting smoking changed me. I quit smoking at 42, and smoked a lot until then. Sometime you realize it's all a matter of self-control and choice. I quit because I got to two boxes a day, so I went to rehab and quit all at once. "I had a deep depression after, and I also gained weight, but after that I recovered and since then I have not looked back. I also dare not take anything to the lungs since, because I feel like an alcoholic. If I come back small, I will fall straight to two boxes a day."
When was the last time you were very scared?
"This month. I ride a regular bike, I went out for a ride early in the morning, got in the moped and smeared on the road. This moment of loss of control is a very scary moment. I shouted 'Mom', but when I got up I realized nothing happened to me, not even a scratch. I got to my feet. "I jumped and saw that the other guy had all the moped disassembled. By the way, my parents don't know about it. Now they will know."
When was the last time you failed?
"I failed completely at work. I recently got two nice slaps on the cheek, one with a series for the corporation I was working on that was already very advanced, but a second before the final stand they said 'no', and it sucks. And it took me a few days to get a little fucked up about it, because it was a hard blow. Part of my job is to fail, and those failures are fine. "Everything happens at the same time all the time, for example just before you arrived I received a strange, intriguing and interesting offer. You can not know what will happen on the next phone, maybe it will surprise for good?"
When was the last time you learned something new?
"All the time. I love reading, from childhood. I was a bookworm, and as I learned to read without a score I got into a mania of crazy reading that never stopped. Now I read Trentino's There Were Times in Hollywood. 'It's a cute book, but with Trentino himself hard "
When for the first time?
When was the first time you auditioned?
"30 years ago maybe? My first audition was for the 'Upside Down' series, and I was terrible. I'm not good at auditions. On the other hand, I got my first job the day after I finished Beit Zvi. I was photographed for 'Nice Butterfly,' I play a clown there, and as far as the younger generation is concerned, it's a hamburger that makes a clown, so it's a little creepy for them.
When I watch the episode I see a young actor with hair and I have a feeling he will be a success story.
When it was filmed I just walked out of acting school and thought I was going to be big, but after that I had months without a job "
Yaniv Polishuk / 52 years old, actor, resident of Tel Aviv. He studied acting at Beit Zvi and played in plays and TV shows. Between 2003 and 2015 he starred in the series "The Pajamas". In 2011 he created with Robbie Duanias the "Playful Sabri". He currently plays in the play "The Station" at the Haifa Theater and stars in "Sabri Mernan", the seventh season of which is broadcast on Fridays on Keshet 12. Tonight (31.12) he will participate in the New Year's Eve performance of "Oded Paz and the Helmets" at Zappa Tel Aviv
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