Will Ferrell feels he deserves Oscar
March 11th, 2012 - 8:56 am ICT by IANSLos Angeles, March 11 (IANS) Comedian Will Ferrell says he deserves an Oscar nomination for his new Spanish-language movie “Casa De Mi Padre” as he had to improvise in a foreign language.
The actor studied Spanish intensively for 23 days before filming began and insists he should be rewarded for his efforts, reports Entertainment Weekly.
“It was a 23-day Spanish fever dream. I’m so glad I did it. People keep asking me, ‘Did it cut down on your ability to improvise?’ I’m like, ‘Hell, yes!
“I was just trying to make sure my Spanish (was good). There’s no question I should be nominated (for an Oscar) just based on the degree of difficulty,” said Ferrell.
He admits that before he signed on for the film, in which he plays an incompetent Mexican rancher, his Spanish was limited to what he learned in high school - and that was not good.
“I was fired in my senior year by my Spanish teacher,” he added.
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