Sibel Kekilli Quotes

I don't know if my sense of humor goes over Americans' heads.

People probably perceive me as a bit boring because I am a little slow in the humor department, but it's just hard for me to get jokes when they're told in English. I am always the last one to get it.

English is not my language.

No one can understand my accent!

Every time I get in an Uber in L.A., they're like, 'Oh, great accent. Are you from Australia?' I constantly have to repeat myself when I'm in North America because no one understands a word I'm saying.

Is it O.K. that I speak in English? The only thing I know in Dutch is how to order pot.

Unfortunately, Childermass's French was so strongly accented by his native Yorkshire that Minervois did not understand and asked Strange if Childermass was Dutch.

all the French speak French - even the children. Many Americans and Britishers who visit the country never quite adjust to this, and the idea persists that the natives speak the language just to show off or be difficult.

Speaking English is like tongue-twist for me. I can speak each word perfect, but then you have to string them together like, 'Blah, blah, blah.' That's when I get crazy.

My first modeling job in Paris, the photographer said, 'Tue es belle,' which means, 'you are pretty,' and I thought he said, 'Tu es poubelle,' which means, 'you are the trash can.' I burst into tears. He was not happy about that.

I barely speak English.

I do things, and other people laugh at them. I rarely know what the joke is supposed to be or why they're laughing.

Sometimes Americans don't quite get my sense of humor. My good ol' British sarcasm seems to go over their heads.

He seems like an American at a carnival ball. He doesn't know the tune. He doesn't understand the lyrics, he doesn't have rhythm, he doesn't know how to dance, and he came without a costume.

I'm terrible at languages. I'm trying to learn Spanish. I tried to learn French as a kid.

Nothing makes you feel more stupid than learning a new language. You lose your confidence. You want to disappear. Not be noticed. Say as little as possible.

I had to struggle with the language. I can understand Hindi now, but I still can't communicate. And things get lost in translation; I feel rejected all the time.

When I am out in Liverpool, the fans come up and talk to me. But I cannot take in everything they say because I don't understand all of it.

Being here in the United States, English is not my first language. It's kind of a challenge for me, a big challenge for my family.

The fact that I didn't speak English I think was the most difficult thing for me.

I can't learn Swedish to save my life. I tried, but I'm not very good at it.

When I came to Korea for the first time, I couldn't understand the language.

Are you Polish? Okay, I'll talk slower.

Honestly, every movie I do in America, the only challenge for me is English. I've done everything already, for me it's pretty easy. Only the English.

The Korean man nodded, the way you do when you’re a foreigner and understand that someone has finished a sentence.