Accent Quotes · Page 11

“I don't have an English accent because this is what English sounds like when spoken properly.”

— Jimmy Carr

We sing in English, not mimicking some American rock singer's accent. That's just pretending to be something you ain't.

— Joe Strummer

Here's the thing - the accent is cool. It's like a girl with big breasts - they get your attention first.

— Kevin Costner

It's so rare that I get to do something in my own accent in my own hometown.

— Rebecca Hall

I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts; perhaps it was my Canadian accent.

— Leslie Nielsen

“I pushed him back with a finger. “Your accent stinks. Go away until you get it right.”

— Kim Harrison

I'm a sucker for accents and any man who can actually sing and serenade you.

— Kayla Ewell

I don't understand why the accent you speak in has to indicate what level of intellect you have.

— Paloma Faith

Usually, certainly British singers, adopt an American accent when they sing and I think that usually people are thinking of somebody else,…

— Jane Horrocks

The Australian accent is sort of like going down a step in smartness, you could say, because you guys pronounce things as…

— Callan McAuliffe

I lived in Chicago until I was about 12, and then I moved to Dallas until I was 19. So I think…

— Scott Michael Foster

I don't know why people in LA can't understand me & my moms accent it's only a South Philly accent damn we're…

— Amber Rose

My family are from Liverpool, so I have some twang there - I have a Midlands accent, and I was raised about…

— John Oliver

I've done a lot of plays before where I had to do a New York accent, but never a Philly one before.…

— Jacki Weaver

What you find with singers, no matter where they're from, if they have any kind of an accent, the accent tends to…

— Jason Alexander

“It was Gavin's turn to look perplexed. "You're from Tennessee?" "Of course she's from Tennessee," Nick said."Why do you think we always…

— Jennifer Echols

I've played English a number of times, and used an English accent a number of times, so it becomes a little bit…

— Johnny Depp

At first I found it really hard using three different English accents: South African, faking the American, faking the accent required by…

— Charlize Theron

I'm not really much of an actor, so when I started on 'The Daily Show,' I was just trying to adopt the…

— John Oliver

It really irritates me how I get sent a script and it's set in London and if I say, 'Can I do…

— Joanna Page

My accent has changed my whole life. When I was younger, it was very Nigerian, then when we went to England, it…

— Toks Olagundoye

I thought I was clever by greeting casting agents in my Australian accent and then switching to an American one during the…

— Jonathan LaPaglia

Acting for me was hard enough without having to think of the accent. And also, when I was auditioning for stuff I…

— Jonathan LaPaglia

I've been typecast. People don't want to take a risk or a chance. Quite a few times they've come up to me…

— Scott Adkins

There is no such thing as an ugly accent, like there's no such thing as an ugly flower.

— David Crystal

One of the reasons why I started creating my solo show is so that I have a place to put all of…

— Malik Yoba

To be honest, it's easier for me to speak with an American accent.

— Radha Mitchell

I was hesitant about doing too big a role in an American movie because it meant losing my German accent.

— Franka Potente

I had a vocal coach. It's a sad thing, but I had to hire someone so that I could get my Australian…

— Anthony LaPaglia

Everybody be like, 'You got an accent.' And I look at them like, 'Damn, I thought I talked normal!'

— GloRilla

For life its like a good accent one ought for a good language

— Kiwuuwa Calorus Jos16

I used to have a little Geordie accent when I was younger; they called me Little Geordie Fran.

— Fran Kirby

I have a difficult time doing an Irish accent; even now, it kind of fades slowly into Scottish.

— Robin Williams

I got so much negative feedback about my accent. People saying, 'Yeah, you need to go to elocution lessons.'

— Edith Bowman

When I lived in India, I'd speak like an Indian to get good prices while shopping. I'm good with accents.

— Hannah Simone

“When I visit England, I want to bring back the best souvenir an American can get: a British accent.”

— Jarod Kintz

The idea of New Zealanders sounding like Americans is not it. You got to rhyme in your language, your accent.

— KRS-One

Accents are interesting, because they very often inform the way a person moves.

— Sarah Lancashire

As actors, we get to hide. You can change your hair and your accent, and it's not you. You have tricks, these…

— Moran Atias

I grew up with a posh English accent, and all my aunts sounded as if they came out of a Merchant Ivory…

— Kevin Kwan