Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Yael Grobglas

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Israeli actress Yael Grobglas.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Yael Grobglas

Yael Grobglas is a French-Israeli actress, best known for her roles as Petra Solano on The CW's television series Jane the Virgin.

I'm usually cast for the more goofy and tomboyish characters. — © Yael Grobglas
I'm usually cast for the more goofy and tomboyish characters.
As an actor, the first thing you're taught is, 'Don't look into the camera; ignore it.'
Honestly, I'd love to say I live this amazing Hollywood lifestyle, but actually, I'm at home with my same friends and cooking. I crochet, I do watercolor. I think what surprised me the most is that that isn't the lifestyle everyone necessarily lives.
Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.
Back home, almost everything I did, I did in Hebrew. I went to drama school in Hebrew, my whole career was in Hebrew, and to switch languages was something that was fascinating and more complicated than I expected it to be, even though I've been speaking English since I could speak.
I feel like if I consider myself comfortable in something, then that's not exactly where I want to be. And in 'Jane the Virgin' specifically, I feel like I don't have to choose... We get to do drama and comedy sometimes within the same thirty seconds.
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