When was the last time you got excited on stage?
"A few months ago, in the last show of 'Closer.' This is a show that came up even before Corona and it was very exciting to do it one last time. Breaking up with the cast is like breaking up with family, but it's also one of the fun things about working in a theater. When there was no work, I thought if I miss a certain moment on stage, for example the end of the show and applause, and to be honest it's not the first thing I missed. I missed behind the scenes. I had fun on stage, but it's not everything for me. I like belonging to the theater, "Also financially. I am an employee of the Cameri Theater and that is important to me. We all want to belong."
When was the last time you auditioned?
"This month. I auditioned for something new in the theater and also auditioned for a series, which doesn't happen much. In the theater I don't do a lot of auditions anymore, because usually people already know and cast me, and on TV I go when there is something suitable. I don't do a lot of auditions. Wonderful from Yoram Levinstein's acting school, where I studied with Nelly Tagar, among others. Every time we meet I feel there is nothing about this love and what we went through together. It's a family connection and I love these people as friends from the army, as if we were together in Lebanon. Shaping experiences. "
When was the last time you buttered your parents?
"Today. My parents live in Netanya, in the house where I grew up. I complimented my mother, Mela, who is the director of the development department at the Water Commission and is 'Big Shot' who was independent for many years and progressed and developed. My father, Harry, worked abroad for many years as an engineer. And in recent years he has been in Israel, working as a taxi driver and loves it very much. "
When was the last time you went to a psychologist?
"I go to the psychologist every Wednesday, without concessions. I was in treatment for years, but after breaking up with my ex, Ben (Ben Artzi; Shaz), I was saturated and stopped treatment stupidly at a time when I needed it most, because I was both divorced and The corona began.
I went back to treatment a year ago and it's very good for me.
I think treatment is necessary, because just getting out of the house to talk to yourself is important.
If there is no money for it, sit in front of the sea and talk.
I studied psychology for a year and quit.
I love hearing stories and listening to people, so maybe I could work on that? "
When was the last time you were scared?
"I have a fear that exists in me from being a woman, as every woman has when she is alone. I love being abroad and I have a dream to travel alone, but the fear stops me a little.
Besides, some time ago someone knocked on my door at three in the morning and very loud knocks and I got scared.
It also has to do with the fact that I am a wife and mother with two children at home.
I handled the situation, it was a mistake in the apartment and when he realized his mistake he ran away, but it was a very scary moment. "
When was the last time you spent time with the kids?
"All the time. I have two sons, 8-year-old Lenny and 5-year-old Gidi, and they are my life. I thank God for them every day. I am a very hard-working mother, there is not a day that I am not busy researching and developing my mothers and making her better And deep. I have an intention to grow in it and I also learn from my own mistakes and correct them. Every day you can start again, certainly when you are a mother, and if something did not work I do not give up on myself. You can say 'it's me', but you can also say 'I can Change ', and very happy that you can start every day anew.
"I like to play board games with the boys. I decided with myself that you can find things that I also like and I took a task to find games that I connect to, so now there is a house full of options and we play together. We are also a house where you hear full of music, "We know that on Friday we hear on the radio here 88, that there is a day of Apple Music and that we also have a game with songs. Today I am a 41-year-old single woman, and if you ask for miracles then yes, I want another child."
When was the last time you cleaned the house?
"After the kids leave I'm cleaning, it's not built, probably in the bathroom, because I have boys. "I do everything myself. I like clean, pleasant and tidy, and in general I am in favor of an addiction to cleanliness, if it does not harm others."
When was the last time you became addicted to something?
"Unfortunately I'm an addict, so I'm addicted to a lot of things - to the phone, to cigarettes, to sugar. I'm also addicted to good things, for example I was addicted to sports."
When was the last time you got excited about a song?
"I'm sick of music and excited about songs every day. I saw 'The X Factor' with my eldest son and we saw Lynette, who is a great singer from Turkey. I cried from her story and how she sang from the soul. I was also moved by Oren Lavie's album and the song 'Second Hand Lovrers.' Not against reality and I will let boys do what they want at a certain age, even go to reality.If I see that this is their real passion, I will not stop them.
"Sometimes I hear a song and think it's written about me, for example Marina Maximilan '' I'm Changing '. Hanan Ben Ari's' Sun' also suits me. What kind of songs are these, I would love for them to be written about me, for fun. "He's not in love, he's in love with love, it interests him."
When was the last time you laughed?
"Yesterday. I laughed out loud and yesterday I sat with friends after a show and we laughed together. I have a friend who does an excellent imitation of me. I never thought I could be emulated like that, until he came. I'm also funny myself, maybe it's related to me being an only child. "I really pay attention to the days when I do not laugh or smile, and these are of course the days when I am without the children. With them I will always smile or laugh."
When was the last time you felt like a stranger?
"I admit that I do not feel foreign. I was born in Romania, immigrated to Israel at the age of four and a half and I do feel Romanian and newcomer in all kinds of situations. For example, when talking about things that were once in Israeli music and culture, like borax and songs, I feel "One of my good qualities is that I know how to get along with all kinds of people and find myself everywhere. I love people and stories."
When was the last time you made an external change?
"I'm like the hero Samson, my hair is my strength and I went through things with it. It is said that mental crises are expressed in the hair, so two years ago something psychic happened to me and I was told it had to do with parting son and corona. But when it's long it's heavy and stunning and when I got my hair I cried deeply. I told my friends 'this is it, it's not going to grow anymore.' I appreciated him enough because when you have curls you want straight hair.It took me a while to reach the age that I love him.
"Regarding cosmetic treatments and surgeries, in general I am in favor of everyone doing what they want. A few years ago I did Botox, but in a small way, and I think I will do something else sometime. I see myself doing eyelid surgery for example and trust myself to know how to do it in good taste. ".
When was the last time you thought of your first name?
"When I was little they asked me what Andrea was. Everyone called me Andreana and I wanted to change my name to Adi, but at 16 I already loved my name. Today, when someone who does not know me asks for my name, I enjoy saying it. I also like the names of. My sons, Gidi and Lenny, like to say their names. "
When was the last time you cried?
"I cry full. Also on stage and usually also with the psychologist. The crying cleans up. I used to be a real whiner, but over the years I have developed some resilience to cry and now for a month and a half I have been dying to cry and not get out. In the end he will come out."
When was the last time you had a mental conversation?
"Tuesday. I have a lot of mental conversations, although I do not like to dig, but it always gets there. I manage to get insights even from small conversations, because I find depth in everything. I have mental conversations with the children too, for example yesterday they asked me if "I'm sad. They have children's questions that are the pinnacle of sweetness."
When was the last time you went on a date?
"A few months ago, for one date that unfortunately did not go on. Because I love people, one evening it's too little for me to meet a person. There's something awkward about dating, but it was nice and did not go on. I'm not on Tinder, it's not for me. I'm not in this generation And do not understand the passage.I know people through friends.
"There is no such thing as adjusting to a breakup. The kids will always want to go back to what it was, but over time they talk less about it and their dad and I are in a great relationship. Today I understand that it's a miracle that our relationship is good and close because I hear a lot of stories. I had a life, I experienced grief over the family that was, and it's amazing and not obvious to be able to have a good and close relationship afterwards. It depends a lot on mutual desire and I really appreciate it. We both appreciate it.
"I would be very happy if someone's son and I know he would be very happy if I had a partner. We want it to be good for our children's father or mother, because it affects everything. Two and a half years have passed since the separation, but sometimes I feel it's still fresh, especially With the corona in the middle. "
When was the last time you checked your bank account?
"I're every week or two about it, because I'm responsible for myself and two other creatures, so I have to be smart and check all the time. The corona was very difficult in my 'non-essential' profession, but I got along. A lot of miracles happened to me financially, "I received scholarships and things that helped me and I also worked in another job, because it was really a hard blow to the account. I was the personal manager of a blogger and now I am looking for another job."
When was the last time you missed someone?
"I miss Ephraim, my dog who died four months ago at the age of 17 and a half and in good health. My father brought me Ephraim from Romania when he was three months old and he went through everything with me and was so cute. His death is my loss, but the children feel it too. "We went to bury his leash at the ceremony and talked about it. It's a hard loss."
When for the first time?
When was the first time you were in love?
"For the first time I was in love in seventh grade with my classmate Jacko Eisenberg. I was in love with him for years, until I was nine, and he did not name me. "Less does it to me. I love the musicians, probably this is the pattern, because my countryman was my last love. So probably yes, and I love music too."
Andrea Schwartz / 41 years old, actress, resident of Tel Aviv. Single and mother to Lenny (8) and Gidi (5), from her ex-partner Ben Artzi. She was born in the city of Iash in Romania and immigrated to Israel with her parents at the age of four and a half. She studied acting at Yoram Levinstein's school. She is currently an actress in the Cameri Theater and plays in the play "Divorced" and will soon play in the new play "Mental Supervision"
shirshirziv@gmail.com
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