Zoe Saldaña

I mean, we don't necessarily teach it. We just are. That's how we slip in and out of all these languages. That's so cool. And it's funny because I grew up as like a daughter of immigrants where you live a double life. You feel like you're like 007 where in your house you're like, hola, abuela, and you're very Latina. And the moment you step out, you kind of go, adios, hey!

You learn to code switch, right? And because they're so hard on you. You don't forget your culture. You don't forget where you come from. And it was very much like that. And I appreciate that today. And then I marry an immigrant who's very much about, I'm Italian, Italian forever. We're Italians. And so when the boys were little, they spoke only Italian and Spanish.

You learn to code switch, right? And because they're so hard on you. You don't forget your culture. You don't forget where you come from. And it was very much like that. And I appreciate that today. And then I marry an immigrant who's very much about, I'm Italian, Italian forever. We're Italians. And so when the boys were little, they spoke only Italian and Spanish.

You learn to code switch, right? And because they're so hard on you. You don't forget your culture. You don't forget where you come from. And it was very much like that. And I appreciate that today. And then I marry an immigrant who's very much about, I'm Italian, Italian forever. We're Italians. And so when the boys were little, they spoke only Italian and Spanish.

But as soon as they start going to school and I start dialoguing with them, I go into what feels very, you know.

But as soon as they start going to school and I start dialoguing with them, I go into what feels very, you know.

But as soon as they start going to school and I start dialoguing with them, I go into what feels very, you know.

And we became very English-oriented in the way that we bond. And then that's when my husband's family, because our folks live here in the States, and my parents also live in California, they were just like, you need to talk to them. And I had to kind of have an intervention. I'm like, y'all need to chill. You guys all chose to come here. We're all here.

And we became very English-oriented in the way that we bond. And then that's when my husband's family, because our folks live here in the States, and my parents also live in California, they were just like, you need to talk to them. And I had to kind of have an intervention. I'm like, y'all need to chill. You guys all chose to come here. We're all here.

And we became very English-oriented in the way that we bond. And then that's when my husband's family, because our folks live here in the States, and my parents also live in California, they were just like, you need to talk to them. And I had to kind of have an intervention. I'm like, y'all need to chill. You guys all chose to come here. We're all here.

They are American, as well as they are this and this. So share. I'm going to allow you guys to share.

They are American, as well as they are this and this. So share. I'm going to allow you guys to share.

They are American, as well as they are this and this. So share. I'm going to allow you guys to share.

who we are inherently but they they don't force them because we're we're eating in italian and spanish we are dancing and we are communicating in it that's already enough it's go it's going to be there but don't force it to them because then they're going to reject it like i tried to reject it when i was little and they kind of like it was a nice intervention because even my husband had to sit him down like you need to like you know just lay off the gas a little bit

who we are inherently but they they don't force them because we're we're eating in italian and spanish we are dancing and we are communicating in it that's already enough it's go it's going to be there but don't force it to them because then they're going to reject it like i tried to reject it when i was little and they kind of like it was a nice intervention because even my husband had to sit him down like you need to like you know just lay off the gas a little bit

who we are inherently but they they don't force them because we're we're eating in italian and spanish we are dancing and we are communicating in it that's already enough it's go it's going to be there but don't force it to them because then they're going to reject it like i tried to reject it when i was little and they kind of like it was a nice intervention because even my husband had to sit him down like you need to like you know just lay off the gas a little bit

And now they understand it fluently. They'll speak it with their grandparents. But with me, they speak mainly English. I do speak to them in Spanish a lot when we're in public, when I don't want people to know what I'm saying. And then my husband does the same.

And now they understand it fluently. They'll speak it with their grandparents. But with me, they speak mainly English. I do speak to them in Spanish a lot when we're in public, when I don't want people to know what I'm saying. And then my husband does the same.

And now they understand it fluently. They'll speak it with their grandparents. But with me, they speak mainly English. I do speak to them in Spanish a lot when we're in public, when I don't want people to know what I'm saying. And then my husband does the same.

We started shooting early 2001. One, okay. It was before 9-11, I remember that.