There’s still a bit of a problem, in that so many leading English roles are taken by American or French actresses. – Joely Richardson
It is a curious fact that the word ‘essayist’ showed up in English before it existed in French. – John Jeremiah Sullivan
My dog is vicious to the uninvited guest, lavishly affectionate to the invited one, and so freakishly acute that he has mastered the English language. – Jean Hanff Korelitz
Ebonics – or black English, as I prefer to call it – is one of a great many dialects of English. And so English comes in a great many varieties, and black English is one of them. – John McWhorter
When it comes to cakes and puddings, savouries, bread and tea cakes, the English cannot be surpassed. – Laurie Colwin
I suppose that was my first bit of acting, the acquisition of an English accent. It was really just an attempt to be understood. – Kenneth Branagh
The English have all the material requisites for the revolution. What they lack is the spirit of generalization and revolutionary ardour. – Karl Marx
Whenever I come across an Arabic word mired in English text, I am momentarily shocked out of the narrative. – Rabih Alameddine
Kingsley Amis was one of a trio of brilliant comic novelists who made English literature sparkle in the twentieth century. – Russell Baker
In fact, eloquence in English will inevitably make use of the Latin element in our vocabulary. – Robert Fitzgerald
If I were to pray in Arabic, I’d pray to Allah. If I were to pray in English, I’d pray to God. – Rabih Alameddine
I’m influenced by a lot of filmmakers; I like English filmmakers because I feel a kin to them. – Rupert Sanders
