City Quote by Matthew Heineman

But my Arabic is pretty good. It's good enough to have conversations with people, to understand what they say, to understand what they're feeling.

— John Abizaid

We [ with Russel Crowe] had an Arabic coach there [ in the Body of Lies] that was really helpful, because it was more…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

Everybody needs to understand that I learned Arabic from the United States Army as a second language. I never spoke it at home.

— John Abizaid

Being published in Arabic is a strong and consistent wish I have. I live in the Middle East and want to be in some…

— Etgar Keret

Every mujahadeen who comes in from outside the country finds an environment where Arabic is spoken. So in that sense, it's a tremendous come-on…

— Michael Scheuer

I grew up speaking Arabic at home.

— Mena Massoud

I do not use the language of my people. I can take liberties with certain themes which the Arabic language would not allow me…

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

Arabic is very twisting, very beautiful. The call to prayer is quite haunting; it almost makes you a believer on the spot.

— John Updike

Especially after the Twin Towers, we're so terrified of 'Arabic' people. And talk about stereotypical negative portrayals of people of certain groups, if you…

— Jonathan Demme

Unfortunately, in my home, we didn't speak Arabic; it was a mixed culture. My mother played a dominant role in our educational upbringing, and…

— Said Musa

You learn something from the classics but your feelings and your imagination operate in the domain of the colloquial. We need to think seriously…

— Hassan Blasim

It does not take much to imagine the humanity of people you don't know. An American author does not need to know a word…

— Elliott Colla