Michael Fassbender

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pearlyqueen said:
Lol, you didn't miss it - she grew up in Sweden - not in the UK, USA or Australia where English is the native language regardless of your parents' tongue. As several posters here have testified it is more difficult translating things in your head before speaking and I can only imagine it would make Alicia even more nervous before being interviewed. Still, we know some people will cut her no slack.

Fortunately living in London and with Michael as her partner and with experience she will develop more confidence and be able to relax more in interviews. I think she's doing an excellent job already btw - her English is very good, she's nearly mastered an English accent and she comes across as intelligent and thoughtful but with a playful streak - much like Michael [emoji2]
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She's picked up placeholder phrases from him at least :)
 
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Esizzle said:
It does stop being an issue. I think Alicia was advised to use that excuse in order to not appear a certain way in her early interviews. Journalist says you're a B***h, you use the language barrier excuse. I think she is much better in interviews now by still very stoic.
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It seems people are forgetting that this girl has lived out of Sweden for over a decade now. She must be exceptionally thick if she is still having trouble with the language, to the point where she has to translate things in her head before speaking. Didn't she move to London when she was 15 or something? Pretty young. Anyway, she doesn't strike me as being particularly dumb. She just has a more reserved personality and there is nothing wrong with that. Not everyone has to be JLaw level of bubbly all the time. If only her fans stopped taking every comment as a criticism.
 
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kashlo said:
It seems people are forgetting that this girl has lived out of Sweden for over a decade now. She must be exceptionally thick if she is still having trouble with the language to the point where she has to translate things in her head before speaking. Didn't she move to London when she was 15 or something? Pretty young.
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I was thinking "exceptionally thick" too but did not want to actually say it LOL! I have only lived in America 8 years and have no problem formulating and getting my thoughts across in English. I dont know how long Alicia has lived in London but she has an exceptional posh accent to go with her English. I hope Mike can teach her how to interview better. Maybe.
 
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Esizzle said:
I was thinking "exceptionally thick" too but did not want to actually say it LOL! I have only lived in America 8 years and have no problem formulating and getting my thoughts across in English. I dont know how long Alicia has lived in London but she has an exceptional posh accent to go with her English. I hope Mike can teach her how to interview better. Maybe.
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Oh yeesh...go to Mcavoy for advice on interviewing, not the dude who inflicted the Fallon altar boy interview on the world.

Or play drinking games and circumvent interviews entirely! That seems to be her preferred tactic and I APPROVE
 
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Esizzle said:
I was thinking "exceptionally thick" too but did not want to actually say it LOL! I have only lived in America 8 years and have no problem formulating and getting my thoughts across in English. I dont know how long Alicia has lived in London but she has an exceptional posh accent to go with her English. I hope Mike can teach her how to interview better. Maybe.
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Yes that is the funny thing. Usually an accent that posh goes hand in hand with impeccable English so I get don't how she picked up the accent without also picking up the language. I think James might be a better teacher of how to interview. :P But I love Michael and I hope we get to see more interviews soon. Videos in particular.
 
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carmencrem said:
Lol did you read that tweet saying her accent in Bourne seemed Irish? Lol.

Btw she's all a "you know" "you know", "you know" now [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
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She's been living in London since the beginning of 2012, when she finished her first English movie, but I don't remember her saying all these "you know" back in the days [emoji23][emoji23] she was also way more shy!
In the last Jason Bourne/TLBO press junkets she kept repeating it. It's common but it always makes me think of Michael.

But NOT as much as Michael does. He's unbelievable. It's something some people can find annoying but I do find it cute [emoji7]

He's not a "kind of" sort of guy, he's definitely a "sort of".
 
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aprilmayjune said:
Oh yeesh...go to Mcavoy for advice on interviewing, not the dude who inflicted the Fallon altar boy interview on the world.

Or play drinking games and circumvent interviews entirely! That seems to be her preferred tactic and I APPROVE
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Hahahha come on it wasn't that bad. I partly blame Jimmy for interrupting too much :P Plus he looked so cute in that suit.
 
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carmencrem said:
She's been living in London since the beginning of 2012, when she finished her first English movie, but I don't remember her saying all these "you know" back in the days [emoji23][emoji23] she was also way more shy!
In the last Jason Bourne/TLBO press junkets she kept repeating it. It's common but it always makes me think of Michael.

But NOT as much as Michael does. He's unbelievable. It's something some people can find annoying but I do find it cute [emoji7]

He's not a "kind of" sort of guy, he's definitely a "sort of".
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Yep, living in London for 4 years. And hasn't she done well! Fantastic career, fashion muse, Oscar winner AND Michael Fassbender as her partner - I'd love to be in her shoes!!
 
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