Moni Ovadia



 (born 1946) is an Italian actor, musician, singer and theatrical author.

Quotes

 * I don’t want to stay in a place that calls itself a Jewish community but is the propaganda office of a government. I am against those who want to ‘Israelianize’ Judaism.
 * "Milan actor says his community an Israeli ‘propaganda office’", The Times of Israel (12 November 2013).


 * Art possesses the formidable tool of . Take, for instance, theatre. Theatre, by convention, agrees to be fake; thanks to this convention, which is innocuous, it can tell the truth. Art can tell the truth, because it is a transfigured language which doesn’t claim to possess divine truth; with its ability to transform relationships, it can address even the most terrible issues, exploring them without being destroyed by them. But artists have to be conscious of their role.
 * "Uncomfortable culture – Interview with Moni Ovadia – part two", Inkroci (2014).