Able Quote by Selenis Leyva

I speak Spanish because I grew up overseas in Spain, Uruguay and Argentina.

— Bitsie Tulloch

My first language is both English and Spanish. My mom was raised in Los Angeles, so with her we spoke English, but my father…

— Jencarlos Canela

I remember, the first time I came to the United States in 1996, I didn't speak a word of English at the beginning. I…

— Juanes

I wish I was fluent. My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier…

— Aubrey Plaza

My parents were both Spanish-speakers and they used to speak to me and my siblings in Spanish and we'd answer them in English.

— America Ferrera

I grew up speaking Spanish. The woman who helped raise me was only Spanish-speaking, so it was one of my primary languages as a…

— Zoe Kazan

My grandfather spoke fluent Spanish and I have family members who speak fluent Spanish.

— Tony Gonzalez

One of the first things that my English teacher told when I began studying in New York was, "You're here because if you pick…

— Demian Bichir

When we started on 'Power,' I was committed to respecting the differences among Spanish dialects: Dominican, Nuyorican, Mexican, etc. I wanted the language our…

— Courtney A. Kemp

Even though I am very tied to and close to my heritage, I learned Spanish in college; I didn't grow up with it. Growing…

— Eva Longoria

My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate.

— Aubrey Plaza

It was very difficult to leave Argentina when I was kid, so I only spoke Spanish for the first six years of my life.

— Anya Taylor-Joy