Oscar Isaac on Being Bilingual

Oscar Isaac sees his Guatemalan-Cuban-American background as an advantage in the world of acting.
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[@happybird7301]

It's funny how people in western countries especially the US finds speaking two languages so fascinating. Everybody in India speaks three languages. You are cool only if you know more than three. My dad's cool.

[@nanettewoods8987]

That's because a lot of the US thinks English is the only language worth speaking 🙄

[@nik8588]

@RedPanda "sure" not "shore" my friend

[@inzaghiscornsalad7034]

@@nik8588 kinda reminds me of fuel to fire by agnes obel

[@productivitymodeon]

here in italy we have a school for languages, in high school, I speak 4 languages🥰💕

[@rosegraham5609]

In Europe too

[@gabrielaonate7692]

being bilingual the coolest thing por que puedes hablar in diff languages en la misma sentence but also it means u absolutely mix todo up

[@beth12svist]

Like I speak English almost fluently (with a bad accent no doubt) despite never having lived in an English-speaking country and then I have these terrible blank moments when I can't recall the Czech words for things and only English words come up. Which is okay with my sister who also speaks English fluently so I can just throw an English word in there but it can get awkward at other times when I do need the Czech words and I just freeze. :D

[@tiaalice6380]

Verdad like its so divertido porque puedes also hablar a about people that no hablan spanish in front of them

[@ipekkomurcu]

I think being able to change languages when speaking like it's nothing is the coolest thing haha

[@Fluffy_Wolverine]

until you actually do it and people are annoyed with you XD

[@neonice]

In Europe this is normal. Here in Germany people regularly throw in some English sentences and everyone still understands. We also commonly tell others that we're bad in English but as soon as someone makes us speak it, we're pretty fluent. 😂

[@pitilessnightmare6879]

Yeah, code-shifting is amazing

[@comedownmachine4682]

Pretty much every non English speaking person does that

[@beth12svist]

@@pitilessnightmare6879 I've learned the term "code-switching". Either way, I love it.

[@KishorTwist]

Extremely talented actor. That guy will one day win the statue that bears the same first name as himself.

[@FernandoGonzalez-ub9iw]

Guatemalan speaking American standard English...and preforming Shakespeare like a God. 🇬🇹🇺🇸✌😎

[@Jackie-eb2fr]

💯 % agree!! He is sooo talented and a genius

[@cristir3463]

He is Guatemalan and Puerto Rican

[@FernandoGonzalez-ub9iw]

@@cristir3463 La isla del Encanto! ✌️😎

[@ALBIZURES]

@@cristir3463 nah he ain’t got Puerto Rican blood, he was born in Guatemala! His mom is Guatemalan and his dad a Cuban immigrant in Guatemala! The whole family immigrated to florida a few days Oscar was born though!

[@nyekun9x]

@@FernandoGonzalez-ub9iw n. Nn n n n nnnnnnnn. Nnnn pm

[@FatimaSorianoOfficial]

I admire Oscar for a lot of things. His outstanding acting, his beautiful voice/excellent musicianship, his down-to-earth, fun personality. But his pride and joy for his heritage has got to be given a special mention. It's so inspiring and heartening to behold.

[@pineddew]

honestly, I love Oscar Isaac but the fact ppl are only acknowledging this bc he’s famous is weird. Like why not praise immigrants for being bilingual? But no, they aren’t significant so we don’t care. Otherwise, woah cool many languages that’s so cool! Like dude come on. Praise everyone who’s billingual instead of just famous bilinguals. But anyway, Oscar Isaac is incredibly cool and talented and deserves to be praised. Not saying he shouldn’t. Just that other bilinguals also deserve the same respect.

[@eymiaimieme]

basically everyone who lives in a non speaking country is billingual and i know no one who doesn’t speak at least 3 languages

[@melanicoyoy4817]

Actually he is an immigrant. His mother is Guatemalan and his father is Cuban, he was born in Guatemala. But I get your point and I agree with you about it.

[@beth12svist]

@@melanicoyoy4817 I think they weren't denying he was, I think the intent was "why not praise _all_ immigrants, not just the famous ones". :-)

[@melanicoyoy4817]

@@beth12svist Totally agree

[@slmeucalesa1]

think they're talking about it in the sphere of american film acting.....not daily life

[@iwillalwayskeepfighting5377]

I thougjt it said bisexual lol

[@Guynami]

it works both ways

[@jennyvasquez473]

That too

[@omgsolikevalleygirl]

❤

[@Miguelohara_miamor]

I swear omg I was like FINNPOE!!!!!

[@laurenceptwy4150]

🤞🏼

[@VincentStevenStudio]

Most young latinos in the US including myself are bilingual simply because we live in the US and have to speak English but we also speak Spanish because it's our native ancestral language and it's taught by our parents. So we kinda have no choice, it's just part of our culture.

[@MariaHernandez-px4pv]

I know ALOT of second generations of Latin people that doesn't even speak Spanish at all ... so this is not totally true . Not all Latinos are bilingual

[@VincentStevenStudio]

@@MariaHernandez-px4pv That's why I said MOST. And that's the parent's fault for not teaching their children. I spoke English with friends and school but only Spanish at home.

[@lucindamagallon6879]

Being bilingual can maybe help him be the next Tony Montana aka Scarface...

[@Durex653]

I hope not lol leave classics alone

[@kennethmatthewn.tabbilos1584]

@@Durex653 Yk scarface (1983) is a remake of the 1930s right? But I get your point, no classic should be remade.

[@evaandrews4682]

@@kennethmatthewn.tabbilos1584 yeah

[@justaguy8218]

Well, generally I don’t like remakes. However, he could certainly portray a character like that, although I don’t see Isaac pursuing roles that seem a bit stereotypical. Also, there are plenty of great Cuban actors for those roles, and Hollywood these days tries to cast people from the culture in question if possible. Also, that movie was an 80’s movie when the drug trade was biggest in Miami, but after Reagan and the Fed cracked down so hard there, it moved more to Mexico, and so “Sicario” is more current.

[@willlexie]

HE WENT TO JUILLIARD??? Damn, genius!

[@Malo-Hombre71]

With Jessica Chastain

[@MissCarmenGrant]

Obviously helped him to become the Spanish speaking Jake. 🤤🤤 Along with Steven with the English accent and Marc as American. Wow!! He’s expanding his potential by lots in the MCU. 🔥

[@bealou42]

I adore this man.

[@MollyFC]

I feel like Floridans of all people would be the authority on the subject of oranges

[@vanityshop5155]

Loolll, good point. I always thought of people who say "orange" the way they are saying here, as the ones with an accent and that the "wrong" way is normal.

[@cindydameron1237]

Thanks Oscar know I know how to say Orange correctly. ......he's sp great isn't he 😄😆❤💋👄😉😀😊☺

[@Karin_Allen]

Here in the Deep South, we actually turn "orange" into a one-syllable word: "ornj." Guess I'd flunk out of Julliard. ;-)

[@jimmihshs]

Hoosier here and thats how i say it.

[@skywolf2012]

Bilingual here 🤟🇺🇸🤟🇺🇸

[@chadbailey7038]

I can’t wait to learn languages

[@leohawkins4734]

My confused brain read this as "Oscar Isaac on being bi..." and I got way too excited.

[@অভিযাত্রী]

Sammmmeee

[@IpsissimusPrime]

Lol, I believe this is actually a thing now. First time I saw him on screen he jumped out of a tree in THE BOURNE LEGACY, and I was like “Ay, que papi!”. And nothing has changed since.

[@klawis]

It’s so amazing when western countries found bilingual people fascinating and here we are in the Philippines, we aren’t just bilingual but multilingual (because the system of our language is a collection of so many languages ) 😅

[@gulnozanormuminova930]

He's beautiful

[@whotfisrenny]

DIOS COMO ME ENCANTA ESTE HOMBRE

[@rosaarce6983]

God he is so HOT 🔥

[@Amidala_Skywalker]

Absolutely and nobody wears a beard like him 🥰

[@paigecrossland4289]

The hottest 🥵

[@jdmoncada8205]

The interviewer was unintentionally rude. As if Oscar speaking English well (regardless of the Bard) was an oddity. Not cool, interviewer dude. Glad Oscar told him he'd been to Julliard.

[@raquelwhite7210]

I just want to love him ❤❤❤

[@elleeskanz]

i’m sorry since when is is orange pronounced arange

[@irenejohnston6802]

He was a great King John. X uk

[@mnbecker5340]

The famous orange soliloquy in Hamlet.😉

[@valenciadale3506]

I was named after an orange, and my name is Spanish. Awesome.

[@cymbalom]

Those eyes!

[@Ketafilth]

us europeans: we don't even have to try

[@roxytana717]

finally youtube placed the comments to the right

[@roxanastancu4536]

The interviewer didn’t know about the orange 😅

[@TheLeatheryman]

I thought maybe he would have a southern accent coming from the deep Deep South near the equator

[@franciscobarriossaenzdetej3170]

Not as deep, literally next to México.

[@lataviairvine116]

He grew up in the DMV area though

[@brenna_boop6341]

Wait then how are you supposed to say “orange”😭

[@andnothingelseiswear]

Wait the host isn’t the grandpa from Luck of the Irish?

[@theresabollman8061]

Son in law is from L.I. and he says ARE-ange. Sorry fellas but that is not how you properly pronounce a word that begins with or...LOL!

[@RambleMaven]

Excuse me ☝🏽 😭 I say orange the way they do in Florida how does the other pronunciation even make sense 😩😂

[@sailormercury3490]

🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹🌊

[@TititoDeBologay]

🇺🇲 are so fascinated by non monolingual, yet They'll verbally attack folks speaking another language irl, projecting all sorts of insecurities thinking that the person is talking about them

[@garretmurasky]

Hi

[@jillmayer9501]

wtf its OR-ANGE. who says are-ange?

[@davidecolin]

That's how it's pronounced in Standard American English, which is basically just Midwestern American English.

[@stalematesibling]

It pays to be a cunning linguist.

[@lievecollard8033]

The most of Belgian people speak at least 2 languages of not more

[@avefenix4ever]

The uncommon thing is to speak only one language

[@deepankurnayantara]

What's the big deal? Most of us Indians are trilingual.

[@mollejas]

But he uses the toilet

[@dwrsk_]

@@mollejas And you should also do it. Dont poop in youtube.

[@PuffPuff279]

@@dwrsk_ 😂😂

[@justanotherrandomperson180]

lmao😂

[@redcranium6445]

@@mollejas bruh... i am Indian and I laughed hard at this 😂

[@bullsharkTM]

omg welcome to the LGBT community 🏳️‍🌈

[@murrymurf]

Why is he sooo pale? Bleaching skin probably.

[@ummiuno011]

Or you know... Really harsh studio lights 😅

[@murrymurf]

@@ummiuno011Then why isn't the White host fluorescent too? 😃

[@Genesis-fs1dz]

murrymurf they’re both pale it’s probably the lighting

[@senik64]

it’s just the lightning..

[@saral8033]

Bro relax, it's the winter szn in NYC