Quotes about Language

Some say once a word is said it's dead. I say it just begins to live that day.

According to him the faculty of choice distinguishes humans from irrational animals. We can make considered choices among 'impressions' or 'appearances', meaning anything that comes within range of our senses, together with whatever thoughts and feelings these sensations evoke. While all animals are subject to impressions, those of humans differ by virtue of the fact that we possess the power of language and reason (both faculties expressed by the single word logos).

I really want to do a film in another language. My dad's from Germany, so it'd be really cool to do a film in German. I'm not quite fluent, but I can get there. And my accent's pretty good. I wouldn't feel too out of my element.

If you can not master your language you must be it's slave.

My mother, with a Master's in English Literature, taught me to appreciate language and that words matter.

Music is the only medium by which everyone is connected in the world.

I look at a film as just a film; language doesn't really matter. I just don't want to limit myself to a particular language, genre or medium.

I think it made me all that much stronger of a writer when you have to teach yourself how to say words from scratch.

Shakespeare's words paint pictures in glorious colour in my language. They were written by a man whose use of words fits exactly into Xhosa.

Emotions are the language of the soul.

Emotions are the language of the soul. They are the cry that gives the heart a voice.

I am required to shoot for 'Jaiyam' only for five days in a month. Being able to speak Tamil fluently, I complete 25 episodes each time I visit Chennai.