Cary Fukunaga Quotes

The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language.

I am a Mexican that has been lucky enough to travel the world, speaking English, but with a heart that speaks a universal 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.

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

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

Miami is America’s most diverse city… We have 140 languages we speak..

My dream is that Participant is producing content in every language in every part of the world.

Language is no barrier. I watch Telugu movies, and I really enjoy them.

Art and cinema is not restricted to any language.

I'm inspired by many artists whose language I don't understand.

Language should not be a barrier for an actor; I want the world to see my work and not limit it to Hindi-speaking audiences.

Having been borne across the world, we are translated men. It is normally supposed that something always gets lost in translation; I cling, obstinately, to the notion that something can also be gained.

One of the things I tend to do is open myself up to a variety of voices. I try to expose myself to the kind of culture shock that occurs when you talk to people who speak a different language.

Going from Army base to base as a kid taught me to be a man of all nations. I'd go to the Jewish people and say, 'Shalom, brother.' I go to the Muslim people and say, 'Salaam aleikum.'I go to the Chinese people and say, 'Nee hao mah,' which means, 'How you doin'?' I go to the Japanese people and say, 'Konnichiwa.' I go to San Antonio, Texas, and I get along with Mexicans. Then I go to Louisiana and hang with the Creoles. Moving around a lot made me a man of all people.

You're sort of programmed a certain way because of your environment. That's all you know. But we don't have that anymore because of the internet. Because of the internet we're all communicating with each other all across the board, so you're getting information from people all around the world, hitting a much more diverse slice of culture.

I've done two remakes, 'Rowdy Rathore' and 'Son of Sardaar,' and I see nothing wrong with it. The originals were in a language that not everyone understands, so when you're making it in another language, you can reach a much wider audience. That's how I look at it.

Our leaders increasingly see fit to lecture the ethnic minorities on the need to integrate, including of course the need to speak English. What about the need, though, for Britain to integrate with the rest of the world?

I always used to say hybrids would rule the world - people who have an understanding of many cultures and can relate to them with ease. And then along came Obama.

I'm unique - a cosmopolitan mix.

It is my great good luck the words I use are English words, which means I live in a very old nation of open borders; a rich, deep, multi-layered, promiscuous universe, infused with Latin, German, French, Greek, Arabic and countless other tongues.

I want people to experience what it's like being from Haiti, coming to America, being Wyclef - multicultural, multilingual.

I love animals, but I don't want to talk to them. I'd rather be able to talk to other people on other continents and understand them.

But I do not want to use Hungarian verses for British people.

Each language has its own take on the world. That's why a translation can never be absolutely exact, and therefore, when you enter another language and speak with its speakers, you become a slightly different person; you learn a different sort of world.