Luis Alberto Urrea Quotes

In Sweden, they broadcast the American shows in English with Swedish subtitles, whereas in many European countries they dub them. Watching those shows in English was big for me.

I wish people could get over the hang-up of subtitles, although at the same time, you know, that's kind of why I'm kind of pro dubbing.

'The Lair of the White Worm' is quite a strange film. It's difficult to be good when you're saying lines that have been translated from Spanish to English by someone who speaks French.

I grew up with a grandmother from another country and having a different language in my house. That gave me an ear for accents.

Audiences want to watch good films, even if it is dubbed in another language.

I've shot films in Africa. I've shot in America - English is not my language.

I went to a basic school, which had children from all corners of the world, and met my best friend and had to learn Greek because she didn't speak English.

Without translation, I would be limited to the borders of my own country. The translator is my most important ally. He introduces me to the world.

I love watching old movies, and some of the holiday-themed ones are really great. I also have a bizarre thing that I'll do: I'll turn on a foreign-language TV station, usually Spanish, and watch a whole show, riveted, even though I have no idea what anyone is saying. I don't know why I find that so addictive, but I do!

They've got so many Latin players we're going to have to get a Latin instructor up here.

It's fascinating when you're from another place, but you don't speak the language.

I thought that subtitles are boring because they're there generally to serve us with information to make you understand what people are saying in a different language.

It's like saying French shouldn't be taught because you don't understand it because it's new. Shakespeare is just like learning a new, exciting language.

While 'Babel' is a foreign-language film in some countries, in others, it is a local film.

Prior to 'Snowpiercer,' I've done many other international project that forced me to be in an environment where I had to converse in English.

I don't know whether machine translation will eventually get good enough to allow us to browse people's websites in different languages so you can see how they live in different countries.

I'm not a xenophobe - I think immigration is a good thing for most countries - but they transmute the foibles of their native tongues into English in a way that's difficult to figure out.

I hope the English-speaking world can see that I'm not only an Israeli actress.

When you do a film in a foreign language, you know there's a cost in it, that you know, unfortunately, the audiences of foreign language films have not been cultivated. There's a market, but the market has been reduced, unfortunately, and you know that when you're making a foreign language film, you're making a choice.

To me, a big crossover was what happened to me years ago, like bringing my music in Spanish to Europe, or Asia. To me, that's a crossover because Spanish is not a language that everybody talks.

I like to write in coffee shops in countries in which languages I do not speak are spoken. That way, you're surrounded by the buzz of humanity, but you aren't distracted by people's conversations.

People come from around the world and can understand each other without even speaking the same languages!

A common language is a first step towards communication across cultural boundaries.

Apparently Arnold was inspired by President Bush, who proved you can be a successful politician in this country even if English is your second language.

I've always seen movies in English with Spanish subtitles. For audiences around the world, the language is less important than if it's a good film.