Both then and now, Sandra Bullock often is making headlines for her interviews. Sandra is always her genuine self, and fans adore that aspect of the actress. She enjoyed so many memorable interview moments in the past, including a genuine interaction with Keanu Reeves while the two promoted Speed.
In the following, we're going to take a closer look at Bullock's prowess in picking up the German dialect. While promoting The Proposal, Bullock shocked both fans and media showcasing her skills.
We're going to take a closer look at how Bullock picked up German, and the impact her mother had on her as a child. In addition, we'll take a look at the moments that featured Bullock speaking German. It happened on a few occasions throughout her career, including at the Oscars and alongside Jimmy Kimmel.
Sandra Bullock Learned How To Speak German Thanks To Her Mother Growing Up
Sandra Bullock's mother played a crucial role on her upbringing. That held true for her skill in speaking German. According to Bullock at the Oscars, her mom was a major reason for the fluent German.
"One quick note: Since my mother spoke German to us growing up, my Chinese has a very slight German accent."
We'll have more on that Oscar moment later. But for not, we'll discuss the major impact Bullock's mom had on her life. From a young age, Bullock was told by her mom that she can do anything, and that included whatever the men were able to do as well.
Sadly, early on in her Hollywood career, Bullock noticed a difference in the treatment of men and women. At this point, Bullock recalled the moment as being the worst from her entire career.
"My mom basically raised me as, 'Women can do everything men can do. Don’t get married. Blaze your own trail.' And I didn’t think others thought any differently," Bullock tells Variety.
"I always thought we are all equal, and we are. I was actually doing a film about 10 years ago, and I found myself yelling and being angry. And I was like, “What is happening to me?” I was literally fearful. And I realized, it’s because I’m female. It dawned on me. At that day and age, at that point in my career, it was the worst experience I ever had."
Although it was a major dark point for Bullock, she proved to be a major catalyst for change in Hollywood. For Bullock, it is all about a level playing field for everyone.
Sandra Bullock Surprised Everyone When She Spoke German At The Premiere Of The Proposal In Munchen
Back in 2009, Sandra Bullock appeared in the film, The Proposal, alongside Ryan Reynolds. The comedy proved to be a massive hit, bringing in $317 million at the box office, off a budget of $40 million. Bullock and her cast did lots of PR work for the film, and that included internation work.
Among the pit stops for Sandra and the film included Germany. A red carpet interview stunned fans as Bullock was able to showcase her fluent German, something most fans didn't even know Sandra picked up from a young age.
The viral moment was posted to YouTube, and has close to one million views.
As it turns out, this wouldn't be the last time Bullock would showcase her skills in German. In fact, she also did so on one of the biggest stages in all of Hollywood.
Sandra Bullock Also Showcased Her German On Jimmy Kimmel And At The Oscars
Sandra Bullock wasn't nominated at the 84th Academy Awards, but she still managed to make an impact presenting the award for Best Foreign Language Film. While issuing the intro for the award, Bullock spoke German.
"The Academy is trying something new this year because we are an international show and because there are over 1.2 billion people in China, they've asked me to speak a bit about this category in Mandarin Chinese. Luckily I speak it fluently."
Five years ago as well, Bullock gave Jimmy Kimmel a course on how to speak German.
Fans showed appreciation towards Bullock and her skills.
"Love the fact that she really speaks German. Might motivate the younger generations in American to learn a foreign language! :) Speaking a foreign language has huge benefits," one fan comments.
"I'm from Germany and let me tell you: I'm proud of Sandra Bullock. She's funny here and an amazing actress in all of her movies."
Another fan made a neat comparison between Bullock's comedy and her German. "Its funny because her whole humor is very German. The sarcasm and irony especially. She still has the German citizenship and in German Interviews she speaks perfect (its her mother tongue)."
Sandra can truly do it all!
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