Transcript Gary Lineker - Light Bulb Languages

GARY LINEKER
“As the world gets
smaller, there’s never
been a better opportunity
to get into languages.”
LUCY LIU
“I’d love to do a French
movie or a Spanish movie,
in the language. When you
speak a different language,
whether or not you’re
fluent in it, you immerse
yourself into a completely
different person.”
VIGGO MORTENSEN
“It helps if you know more than
one language. You have a little
head start on adapting, you can
get your mouth around certain
words and vowel sounds a little
easier than if you only come at it
from an English-speaking
background.”
PAULA RADCLIFFE
“Although I’m known first and
foremost as an athlete, my foreign
language skills have given me
another dimension to my career. I
regularly use French and German
when I travel to compete in
Europe.”
Sir TREVOR McDONALD
“Language learning at its
best can be one of the most
enjoyable and rewarding
experiences that life can
offer.”
JOHN CLEESE
“Learning a language
makes our minds stronger
and more flexible. Actually
using it gives us an entirely
new experience of the
world.”
DIANE MODAHL
“I know lots of people speak English,
but being prepared to say something
in someone else’s language is a way
of showing them that you care, that
you are prepared to make the effort
and you don’t just expect them to
speak your language. That’s quite
arrogant actually, isn’t it?”
COLIN FIRTH
“Well, it’s wonderful to have an excuse to
learn a language. My wife’s English is better
than my Italian will ever be. But, if you‘re
going to live your life with someone then
you should, as a mark of respect, try to
learn their way of conceptualising things.”
FEDERICO FELLINI
“ A different language is
a different vision of
life.”
MARK HUGHES
“I wish I had learnt languages
at school, because you never
know where your career is
going to take you.”
JODIE FOSTER
“I wish that I spoke
more languages.”
EDDIE IZZARD
“There are so many
languages I’d like to learn
to perform in- Russian,
Italian.”
Dame ELLEN MACARTHUR
“It’s always fantastic to be
able to communicate with
people, whether it’s when you
are signing an autograph or
when you are doing a full on
interview or during a tough
moment at sea with a crew.”