“I had this awesome tennis teacher when I was 12 who was Icelandic. He ...” — Eline Powell Quote

“I had this awesome tennis teacher when I was 12 who was Icelandic. He looked like a Viking: long hair, and he was built like a rock and spoke with this accent.”

“Every time you come across someone who looks like an outsider, the best way to go about it is to open your mind a little bit. You have to try to understand somebody who isn't like you.”

“Hollywood does seem like the holy grail. Not to diminish anything from other countries, but it's the most mainstream and hardest to be a part of because there are so many people in it.”

“I have trouble sometimes watching actors - even when they do a great job - with an accent.”

“I actually took French in school, can speak a bit and I understand the accent and understand the foundation of the language and verb conjugation.”

“There aren't a lot of Portuguese models, so everyone always expects me to be Brazilian because of my features, sometimes even American, as I have a slight American accent when I speak English.”