Language Expectations Quotes

I'm not supposed to be phonetically correct or enunciate perfectly.

When I was a kid, I resented my grandparents not speaking the perfect English I wanted to speak.

I'm Canadian, but no, I don't speak French.

When the medium of the film is English, even the illiterates also should speak in proper English.

No one gives Cameron Diaz a hard time for not speaking Spanish.

It's really difficult for me. Language, I am sorry that I haven't. I think I just always expected that you learn a word in place of a word and when I discovered how difficult the grammar was and learning that was very discouraging for me.

My mum won't speak to me unless I speak properly on the phone. I have to speak 'American' for work, so often the accent comes through when I'm not at work.

When I go to Colombia or Mexico, I speak Spanish. When I go to Italy, I speak Italian. When I'm in Germany, I speak German. Would I expect them to speak English in these countries? No. I mean, great if they do, but no. Would I be offended if in Spain they say we speak Spanish? No. If I was an immigrant there, no.

People are amazed that I'm Canadian and I don't have this crazy accent.

For some reason, I guess, people wanted me to prove myself in English-language films.