“I fought my accent for so long,” Gadot says. “Like, I gotta sound more American. I was a little bit shy about my accent. Until I let it go. My dialect coach told me, ‘As long as you’re clear and understood, own it.’ And since I’ve started to own it, I feel free.”
― Gal Gadot in GQ
What’s your first language?
Mine is Indonesian.
I was exposed to the English language when I was 6. Or maybe earlier, I’m not really sure because my mom was a kindergarten teacher and she always brought home some books in English from the library.
From the age of 6 to 18, I always had English classes at school. I also was enrolled in some courses here and there.
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