For a long time a lot of people thought I'm British, because I'd done so many roles with English accents. People probably… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
No one understands my accent. I'm constantly going to auditions and being told they don't like how I talk. You have to… — Lauren Socha Copy Share Image
“My gosh, that voice... deep and soft, with the hint of an accent. British, maybe? I was definitely a sucker for accents.” — Kristi Cook Copy Share Image
I'm hugely fond of Scotland. My daughter, Jemma, was born in the Simpson Memorial Maternity Hospital in Edinburgh, and it always tickled… — Rick Wakeman Copy Share Image
I often note that my accent is a result of reading, writing, and speaking in three languages, something that immigrants across our… — Michelle Steel Copy Share Image
But I just know from experience that accent wise, even if you're an accent genius, crossing the Atlantic is the hardest thing… — Hugh Grant Copy Share Image
“He had a hint of a British accent; either he was American and had been educated in England or was English and… — Ted Heller Copy Share Image
I had a really fantastic dialect coach that I worked very well with, and I was constantly surprised by the different intonations… — Andrew Scott Copy Share Image
“Do you have one where you’re riding a horse or a camel? Or sitting on a rocket ship? Those are always wildly… — Lisa Daily Copy Share Image
I know that's not the right accent, but I can't do the right accent. It's either the wrong accent or another Octomom… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
I think people tend to underestimate you when you have a Northern accent, for instance if you have to talk to the… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
My mother had an incredibly strong accent - although I couldn't hear it - and she was the main person there, so… — John Key Copy Share Image
An accent has to do with the way your mouth works and the sounds that come out of your head, but somehow… — David Tennant Copy Share Image
Colossus' voice is not much different than mine, as Tim loved my natural color and range of voice, so we kept it… — Stefan Kapicic Copy Share Image
I was raised to be kind. My parents were underdogs. Immigrant Jews. I spoke with an accent. I didn't speak English even… — Saul Rubinek Copy Share Image
I've been a fan of accents my whole life. I love trying to parrot or mimic voices that I hear every day,… — Paul Walter Hauser Copy Share Image
If you begin with the middle-tone and work up from it toward the darks so that you deal last with your highest… — John Singer Sargent Copy Share Image
Nicki Minaj thanked me on the first mixtape that she put out. She shouted me out, said thank you for allowing her… — Monie Love Copy Share Image
Most Australians who've got an ear can do an American accent because we grow up listening to them on television and in… — Jacki Weaver Copy Share Image
New Jersey is very big. There are different areas of New Jersey. There is North New Jersey. There is like the center.… — Janet Montgomery Copy Share Image
I grew up poor with a very distinctive working-class accent. In England in the 1980s and 1990s this would have impeded my… — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
I always identified myself as non-Swedish. I was never discriminated against, because I looked Swedish and speak without an accent. But I… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
Balthazar has a great New York vibe with the accent of a Parisian brasserie. I usually have the corned beef hash with… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
I have to say that getting to tackle Maria in 'The Sound of Music' at Carnegie Hall was surreal. When I heard… — Laura Osnes Copy Share Image
No matter what your native tongue is, no matter what part of the world you're from, if your native tongue is distorted… — Benjamin Bratt Copy Share Image
Going to Nashville to meet the in-laws was the first time when I'd been in America and not been seen as some… — Nick Lowe Copy Share Image
My grandma said - when I was really young and I'd sing along to the radio - why do you sing in… — Emma Watson Copy Share Image
I always say Los Angeles is the place where British people come to exceed their worth. It's quite true of everything: The… — Ryan Cartwright Copy Share Image
I was born in New York and moved to London with my family when I was five. I did have an American… — Lucy Boynton Copy Share Image
“Hello?" "Ah, is this the ... Bow-shawmp residence?" There was no trace of a Texas twang in the caller's accent, nor anything… — Sean Stewart Copy Share Image
I don't want to be an English actor doing the greatest American accent you've ever heard. I want to be an American… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
“Look, I need something-" "Evidently." "Don't get all British on me," I snapped as his accent went clipped. That usually precipitated a… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
People are disappointed when they hear my American accent because they regard 'The Police' as an English band but I've clung to… — Stewart Copeland Copy Share Image
I grew up in the Middle East. My folks have a very thick, kind of Oklahoma accent; that's where I was born.… — Lee Pace Copy Share Image
I didn't act in Israel, but I wrote plays at home and acted in plays at school. I tried to get an… — Odeya Rush Copy Share Image
“This someone you were talking with wouldn't be that Frost fellow, would it?" Ewan's crisp accent floated into the kitchen like a… — Monica Burns Copy Share Image
That could sound arrogant, I guess, but sometimes I feel like I have a bit of a Zelig thing. I'll blend in… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
I've always been fascinated by dialects and accents. In fact, I've rarely played straight English parts. I play character parts - and… — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
America is remarkable, don't you think so? When I came to Washington, I was twelve years old. I spoke English with an… — Ahmet Ertegun Copy Share Image
I remember early in my career people telling me I needed to change my accent, that I needed to sound more professional,… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
