I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent; my relatives have thick… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
Little fussy Otto, in his red-lined black opera cloak with pockets for all his gear, his shiny black shoes, his carefully cut… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
What is so weird is that young people who want to be 'celebrities' do not want to put in the hard work.… — Joan Collins Copy Share Image
I want to date Cheryl Cole. She is a looker, she's the one. I love her accent, its so sexy. She's free… — Chace Crawford Copy Share Image
I'd never gotten to do an accent for anything that I've done, so that was really appealing because I love doing accents.… — Megalyn Echikunwoke Copy Share Image
Nearly every taping or audition has to be in an American accent, so you don't have a choice; you just have to… — Jeremy Irvine Copy Share Image
Once, BBC television had echoed BBC radio in being a haven for standard English pronunciation. Then regional accents came in: a democratic… — Clive James Copy Share Image
It's not a deliberate thing. It's not like I was rejecting the UK, which is what the papers said. It's just that… — Joss Stone Copy Share Image
“I’m nobody’s sidekick,” Annabeth growled. “And, Percy, his accent sounds familiar because he sounds like his mother. We killed her in New… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“The woman spoke with a heavy western North Carolina accent, which I used to discredit her authority. Here was a person for… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
“Flight 2039 to Boston is now boarding at gate 14A," a voice announced over the PA system. Nellie sighed. "I love Irish… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
What binds us together is not common education, common race, common income levels, common politics, common nationality, common accents, common jobs, or… — D. A. Carson Copy Share Image
It's kind of a cross between, I think. It's not, you know, over the top Old English, like Lord of the Rings… — Jaimie Alexander Copy Share Image
When you hear somebody speaking in an accent, it's almost like they're invading your language while they're speaking to you because if… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
I love accents; I would love to find more characters with a variety of vocal intonations. It creates a character. It's like… — Stana Katic Copy Share Image
His mother had told him that when you looked into the eyes of God at the pearly gates, all the questions you… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I was very serene, and I still am, until I start talking in another voice, then suddenly I have a lot of… — Kate McKinnon Copy Share Image
A human life, I think, should be well rooted in some spot of a native land, where it may get the love… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
It makes it easier, if you can't do an American accent. I don't know. It's different. I played a character in Never… — Carey Mulligan Copy Share Image
I found out later on that was not true, that life drawing tells you a great deal about rhythm, about the structure… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
You are not a perfect woman.You have an evil temper, you’re as blind as a mole, you’re a deplorable poet, and frankly,… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
Life is not stationary. Seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years all tick away at the same clip for everyone. No… — Hugh W. Pinnock Copy Share Image
Never put a lid on God. You can give God a thimble and ask for a quart. It won't work. Your plans,… — Mother Angelica Copy Share Image
“I’m mesmerized by the way he speaks—New Orleans is pronounced N’awlins. When he says backyard, it’s backyaaad. It’s the kind of voice… — Lisa Daily Copy Share Image
Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I do think that the imagination you create yourself when you're reading, to create the tone and the accent of the world,… — John Larroquette Copy Share Image
Excess of trouble may, for a time, distract and overwhelm the soul. Our Lord himself seems to have experienced somewhat of this.… — Charles Simeon Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, Forest Park was full of integrated families. It was amazing. One my best friends was Vietnamese. Another… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
The universe has fascinated mankind for many, many years, dating back to the very earliest episodes of Star Trek, when the brave… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
I love to accent movement. The eye goes to where the white is - you know, the glove. And the feet, if… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
The Japanese are virtuosos. They make just the little accent that makes all the difference. So much there is so beautiful -… — Jane Jacobs Copy Share Image
I worked with an amazing dialect coach named Jill McCullough. We did Skype sessions while I was shooting "No Escape" in Thailand,… — Lake Bell Copy Share Image
“In the uproar, the confusion of accents and inflections how will you hear me when I open my mouth? Look for me,… — Li-Young Lee Copy Share Image
Well, English is no problem for me because I am actually English. My whole family are English; I was brought up listening… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
As a novelist, there are three phone calls you never expect to receive in your lifetime because if you waited for them… — Chris Bohjalian Copy Share Image
The thing about The Departed, the x-factor that people can't quite put their finger on, is that it deals clearly with class… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
Some accents people - internationally - can't understand, also they come with baggage. London means a certain thing, Liverpool means a certain… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
I enjoy the physicality a little more, with Vinnie Paz [in Bleed for This] that was the most prep I've ever had… — Miles Teller Copy Share Image
People ask me all the time how I prepare and, to tell you the truth, I think if what's on the page… — Miguel Ferrer Copy Share Image
Weirdly, when I was in drama school my accent probably got stronger because of that sense of identity when you leave home… — Iwan Rheon Copy Share Image
![“It's kind of a cross between, I think. It's not, you know, over the top Old English, like Lord of the Rings would be or something like that, but there is a very sophisticated air about the Asgardians[?], you know, in their dialogue, and - hold on. Okay. Um, and I'm doing an English accent in the…” quote by Jaimie Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f19/jaimie-alexander-14452_accents_it-s-kind-of-a-cross-between-i-think-it_1684600.jpg)
![“I enjoy the physicality a little more, with Vinnie Paz [in Bleed for This] that was the most prep I've ever had to do for a film, that was a legit like 7 months of diet and working out. And then I was able to do like an accent, I was able to change myself physically, I was able to do a lot of the…” quote by Miles Teller](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bc0/miles-teller-7696_able_i-enjoy-the-physicality-a-little-more-wi_264109.jpg)
