Language Quote by Rhys Ifans

I always speak Welsh to my family.

— Richard Burton

Welsh is my mother tongue, and my children speak it. If you come and live in this community you'll work out pretty quickly that…

— Bryn Terfel

I am Welsh by birth, English by education, and European by nature.

— Peter Greenaway

Because it's my first language, all the literature that I've read and all the things that I've been inspired by that have been written…

— Gwenno

All my friends are Welsh, I speak Welsh, and I feel very Welsh.

— Taron Egerton

I'm a Welshman through and through.

— Chris Coleman

We're sometimes treated like the stupid cousin, so I'm always drawn to characters that make you feel good about being Welsh.

— Matthew Rhys

I'm a hugely proud Welsh person. I just love it - it's something very special, being Welsh.

— Ruth Jones

We moved to America when I was young, but we were always very Welsh in our home. The humor, food, traditions. Very Welsh.

— Richard Brake

I honestly expected me learning Welsh to be met with a certain amount of cynicism, even outright hostility from some. But that hasn't happened.

— Steve Backshall

Growing up in Wales, there was a lot of fervour about being Welsh. But the more that I travelled, I realised that people aren't…

— Ioan Gruffudd

I should have said Welsh has always attracted me. By its style and sound more than any other, ever though I first only saw…

— J. R. R. Tolkien