'Avatar' star takes alien language home

Zoe Saldana would slip in alien language over the dinner table while working on 'Avatar'.

The American actress - who plays a blue alien in the 3-D animated blockbuster - said she become so accustomed to the fictional Na'vi dialect she used in the film that her family thought she was going mad.

She said: "The Na'vi language was totally invented and we all had to learn it. I was worried at the beginning because I'm not good with languages, but it was tons of fun.

"My mom would look at me like I was crazy because I'd be at the dinner table slipping a little Na'vi into the conversation.

"It turned out to be easier because I speak Spanish and the sounds are very similar. The crew learned a little Na'vi too. They picked up 'skowng' which means moron. Needless to say, everyone had a little fun with that one."

The 31-year-old star also said the crew and cast would be very happy to be nominated for an Oscar, but if they weren't it wouldn't matter because they had so much fun making the movie.

She said: "It would be amazing if we were nominated. But, I'm not going that far. I just want everybody to see 'Avatar' and go to Pandora like I did."