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My family is Abenaki Indian on my mother’s side. My father’s side of the family is Slovak, and we also have some English ancestry Picture Quote #1

When I moved to London at age 16, tired of the shuffle around other people’s houses and ready to live on my own, I met my English brother and sister, who instantly claimed me as family Picture Quote #1

I spent ten years in London; I trained there. But because I started in English, it kind of feels the most natural to me, to act in English, which is a strange thing. My language is Spanish; I grew up in Argentina. I speak to my family in Spanish, but if you were to ask me what language I connect with, it’d be English in some weird way Picture Quote #1

Without English art, I never would have understood myself, my own family, or the New England world I lived in Picture Quote #1

I don’t come from a family of readers - in fact, my parents are unable to read the books in English Picture Quote #1

I have two sisters. My father is Greek and comes from a family of seven. My mother is English and comes from a family of five Picture Quote #1

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English is no problem for me because I am actually English. My whole family are English; I was brought up listening to various forms of the English accent Picture Quote #1

WI played a young Helena Bonham Carter in a BBC film called ‘A Dark Adapted Eye,’ and I thought she was a completely spellbinding person. Totally unmoved by other people’s expectations, fashions or opinions. She’s probably the coolest English actress there is. Incredibly idiosyncratic Picture Quote #1

For Father’s Day, my kids always give me a bottle of cologne called English Leather. It’s appropriate! To them I always smell like a wallet Picture Quote #1

We spoke French at home and I didn’t know any English until I went to school. My mother was French and met my father when he visited France as a student on a teaching placement Picture Quote #1

My favorite subject in high school was English. I love reading and writing, and I felt really supported in this subject, and my least favorite was math, since I felt completely lost Picture Quote #1

Mitch Glazer and I went to high school together, and his mother was my English teacher for two years. She was my favorite teacher, and I followed Mitch’s career as a journalist, so we’ve kind of kept in touch over the years Picture Quote #1

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Ford Maddox Ford’s ‘The Good Soldier’ is my favourite novel. I first read it in the 1950s and have read it about 20 times since. It’s possibly the best-constructed book in the English language Picture Quote #1

I am a big fan of the Gallagher brothers. At Liverpool, they came a few times; they are friends of Steven Gerrard. It was nice to meet them. When I was in Spain, I couldn’t speak English, so I couldn’t understand the lyrics. When I came to England, I started studying music and trying to understand what my favourite songs said Picture Quote #1

People sort of accuse Tolkien of not being good with female characters, and I think that Eowyn actually proves that to be wrong to some degree. Eowyn is actually a strong female character, and she’s a surprisingly modern character, considering who Tolkien actually was sort of a stuffy English professor in the 1930s and 40s Picture Quote #1

In Edna, I created a satiric portrait of my hometown of Melbourne, a large provincial English city paradoxically in far Southeast Asia. She’s a theatrical figure, related to vaudeville in some respects. She inhabits a world in which there are comparatively few female exponents of comedy Picture Quote #1

My old English buddy, John Rackham, wrote and told me what made science fiction different from all other kinds of literature - science fiction is written according to the science fiction method Picture Quote #1

When you deal with a film that takes place in Europe, and you’re going to work in English, you’d better work with European actors Picture Quote #1

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Something like small English films were in vogue you had something like The Crying Game and everyone piled into London and wanted to make small English movies Picture Quote #1

I’ve always said that I learned the English I know through two sources -- Marvel Comics and Finnegans Wake Picture Quote #1

I suppose that was my first bit of acting, the acquisition of an English accent. It was really just an attempt to be understood Picture Quote #1

English suspenders not American. Could you imagine? Just a pair of knickers and some suspenders. I don’t know. How would you wear that? I think this is kind of a cute first date look. A mini sixties Ossie Clark inspired mini dress with a pair on your trotters Picture Quote #1

I was 23 years old, a freshman at university, and there I was, on the first day, sitting in a remedial English class. I was so ashamed I almost got up and left, but somehow I knew inside that if I ran away from this, I would hate myself forever Picture Quote #1

No one in my family had ever attended school [...] On the first day of school my teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave each of us an English name. This was the custom among Africans in those days and was undoubtedly due to the British bias of our education. That day, Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why this particular name I have no idea Picture Quote #1

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Even though many Indians can read or speak English, for most, it is not their first language. At the office, we speak in English, but we consume our culture in our own language Picture Quote #1

It’s difficult for me to write in English as it’s not my first language, but French is even worse because of my father’s influence and because the comparisons that I - not even other people - would make Picture Quote #1

Many people are intimidated by doctors. ... People also feel stupid when they don’t understand what a doctor’s talking about the first time around, so they don’t ask again. And let’s be honest here, people. English is not a doctor’s first language Picture Quote #1

I’m trying to talk to my kids in Japanese, because I’m not a pro English speaker. My wife speaks to them in English. That’s her first language. I don’t want my kids to feel the same as me when I was studying English. It was so frustrating Picture Quote #1

Whenever I write a paragraph in English, I first check it with the Google Translator, and most often it says no language detected Picture Quote #1

I had great English teachers in high school who first piqued my interest in Shakespeare. Each year, we read a different play - ‘Othello,’ ‘Julius Caesar,’ ‘Macbeth,’ ‘Hamlet’ - and I was the nerd in class who would memorize soliloquies just for the fun of it Picture Quote #1

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My family is Abenaki Indian on my mother’s side. My father’s side of the family is Slovak, and we also have some English ancestry. (English Quotes) When I moved to London at age 16, tired of the shuffle around other people’s houses and ready to live on my own, I met my English brother and sister, who instantly claimed me as family. (English Quotes) I spent ten years in London; I trained there. But because I started in English, it kind of feels the most natural to me, to act in English, which is a strange thing. My language is Spanish; I grew up in Argentina. I speak to my family in Spanish, but if you were to ask me what language I connect with, it’d be English in some weird way. (English Quotes) Without English art, I never would have understood myself, my own family, or the New England world I lived in. (English Quotes) I don’t come from a family of readers - in fact, my parents are unable to read the books in English. (English Quotes) I have two sisters. My father is Greek and comes from a family of seven. My mother is English and comes from a family of five. (English Quotes) English is no problem for me because I am actually English. My whole family are English; I was brought up listening to various forms of the English accent. (English Quotes) WI played a young Helena Bonham Carter in a BBC film called ‘A Dark Adapted Eye,’ and I thought she was a completely spellbinding person. Totally unmoved by other people’s expectations, fashions or opinions. She’s probably the coolest English actress there is. Incredibly idiosyncratic. (English Quotes) For Father’s Day, my kids always give me a bottle of cologne called English Leather. It’s appropriate! To them I always smell like a wallet. (English Quotes) We spoke French at home and I didn’t know any English until I went to school. My mother was French and met my father when he visited France as a student on a teaching placement. (English Quotes) My favorite subject in high school was English. I love reading and writing, and I felt really supported in this subject, and my least favorite was math, since I felt completely lost. (English Quotes) Mitch Glazer and I went to high school together, and his mother was my English teacher for two years. She was my favorite teacher, and I followed Mitch’s career as a journalist, so we’ve kind of kept in touch over the years. (English Quotes) Ford Maddox Ford’s ‘The Good Soldier’ is my favourite novel. I first read it in the 1950s and have read it about 20 times since. It’s possibly the best-constructed book in the English language. (English Quotes) I am a big fan of the Gallagher brothers. At Liverpool, they came a few times; they are friends of Steven Gerrard. It was nice to meet them. When I was in Spain, I couldn’t speak English, so I couldn’t understand the lyrics. When I came to England, I started studying music and trying to understand what my favourite songs said. (English Quotes) People sort of accuse Tolkien of not being good with female characters, and I think that Eowyn actually proves that to be wrong to some degree. Eowyn is actually a strong female character, and she’s a surprisingly modern character, considering who Tolkien actually was sort of a stuffy English professor in the 1930s and 40s. (English Quotes) In Edna, I created a satiric portrait of my hometown of Melbourne, a large provincial English city paradoxically in far Southeast Asia. She’s a theatrical figure, related to vaudeville in some respects. She inhabits a world in which there are comparatively few female exponents of comedy. (English Quotes) My old English buddy, John Rackham, wrote and told me what made science fiction different from all other kinds of literature - science fiction is written according to the science fiction method. (English Quotes) When you deal with a film that takes place in Europe, and you’re going to work in English, you’d better work with European actors. (English Quotes) Something like small English films were in vogue you had something like The Crying Game and everyone piled into London and wanted to make small English movies. (English Quotes) I’ve always said that I learned the English I know through two sources -- Marvel Comics and Finnegans Wake. (English Quotes) I suppose that was my first bit of acting, the acquisition of an English accent. It was really just an attempt to be understood. (English Quotes) English suspenders not American. Could you imagine? Just a pair of knickers and some suspenders. I don’t know. How would you wear that? I think this is kind of a cute first date look. A mini sixties Ossie Clark inspired mini dress with a pair on your trotters. (English Quotes) I was 23 years old, a freshman at university, and there I was, on the first day, sitting in a remedial English class. I was so ashamed I almost got up and left, but somehow I knew inside that if I ran away from this, I would hate myself forever. (English Quotes) No one in my family had ever attended school [...] On the first day of school my teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave each of us an English name. This was the custom among Africans in those days and was undoubtedly due to the British bias of our education. That day, Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why this particular name I have no idea. (English Quotes) Even though many Indians can read or speak English, for most, it is not their first language. At the office, we speak in English, but we consume our culture in our own language. (English Quotes) It’s difficult for me to write in English as it’s not my first language, but French is even worse because of my father’s influence and because the comparisons that I - not even other people - would make. (English Quotes) Many people are intimidated by doctors. ... People also feel stupid when they don’t understand what a doctor’s talking about the first time around, so they don’t ask again. And let’s be honest here, people. English is not a doctor’s first language. (English Quotes) I’m trying to talk to my kids in Japanese, because I’m not a pro English speaker. My wife speaks to them in English. That’s her first language. I don’t want my kids to feel the same as me when I was studying English. It was so frustrating. (English Quotes) Whenever I write a paragraph in English, I first check it with the Google Translator, and most often it says no language detected. (English Quotes) I had great English teachers in high school who first piqued my interest in Shakespeare. Each year, we read a different play - ‘Othello,’ ‘Julius Caesar,’ ‘Macbeth,’ ‘Hamlet’ - and I was the nerd in class who would memorize soliloquies just for the fun of it. (English Quotes)

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