Quotes About Language

Latin is an international language.

I think I'm an American writer writing about Latin America, and I'm a Latin American writer who happens to write in English.

Being English, I always laugh at anything to do with the lavatory or bottoms.

I learnt English later in life.

I was very nervous about speaking in Punjabi. I have learnt it by heart.

I learnt French in school and can already speak English.

Trouble is, some accents lend themselves to comedy.

Each language is a different lens from through which you view the world. So, learn as much as you can!

I'm good at utilising body parts as letters.

It's pronounced 'Romaine', like the lettuce.

You can be as good an actor as you want but, if your accent is too strong, it's going to limit you.

Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification.

Mv mother was so literate and literary.

It's funny, in literature no one ever goes to the lavatory.

I find something very appealing about taking literature very literally.

I'm not into high literature, but I think all my books are literate.

I don't hate language. I have my own language, but I also enjoy the English language. Obviously, you don't read a lot of literature and not care about language.

Datelines are kind of an anachronism. It's a little bit of an affectation.

I think I've started to dream in American a little bit.

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.

I have a strong accent; it limits the roles, of course it does. I guess if I had moved to America a long time ago maybe my accent would have got less.

It's amazing how people believe you if you use long words.

Words have a longevity that I do not have.

I'm an English teacher, so I'm used to reading and I'm used to reading out loud.