Kalki Koechlin Quotes

In Malayalam, I can improvise, and acting is easy because I think in Malayalam, but for 'Velaikkaran,' I had to prepare for a role, which is a first for me.

When I did 'Frantic,' I didn't have a lot of experience. My English was so bad, and I did an OK job, I think, but I was not amazing.

A dubbing artiste does a lot of repair work for an artiste who doesn't naturally speak the language they are acting in.

English is not my language.

Hindi has never been a trouble. In fact, Hindi is the only language I can speak and write apart from Malayalam and English.

I just can't stop doing Telugu films just when I have started speaking a little better Telugu.

It is very difficult to work in another language, and it is also very challenging.

While people loved me in Tashan-E-Ishq,' there were some who felt that since I am a Punjabi, I managed to get it right. The actor in me was really offended. So I took up Dil Se Dil Tak,' as I had to play a Gujarati girl in it.

My father had barely any education. He could hardly write or count. But his great pride was that he was perfectly bilingual. In the household, he entertained this idea that we had to speak both languages.

It annoys me when I phone a hotel receptionist in my own country, and they don't understand what I am saying because they don't speak English. I think that's wrong. It's nothing to do with being politically correct or incorrect; it's just not right.

I wish I knew more languages.

I love to see people's faces change when they hear me speak English, and they realize how far I have been able to go.

This will sound really funny, but I'm so used to shooting in Hindi that shooting in English took a while to get used to.

It's very difficult to write in Russian for someone who has never been schooled in Russian.

I've been dubbing my own lines in Tamil for some time now.

When I did my first film, I did not understand or speak Telugu.

I think acting is boring because you have to sit for a long time. And being a director I am used to running around and being busy on sets. I lack the actor software.

I have done films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada. I don't find any difference.

Post-'Pellichoopulu,' I received a lot of offers from Tamil industry. I decided I won't do a Tamil film unless I know the language. If I want to do it, I wanted to do it perfectly.

Spanish is my first language.

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

While I am fluent in Hindi, I was a little worried about my accent. So when I was approached for 'Karwaan,' I told them they need to first listen to me speak in Hindi, in case it sounds off.

I can't speak much Italian. I do go down well over there, but it's frustrating because I can't really speak it. Even if I do talk, they can't understand my accent, but I should try to learn it.

I think acting is the most difficult one among all the performing arts.

If you can speak Spanish, then you can have a stronger connection with the residents of Los Angeles.