I guess I'd always mocked the American accent. I didn't consider it a respectable dialect, but I was told that it was. — Callan McAuliffe Copy Share Image
My dialogue coach said to do a Texas accent, you lean on the next word, and that was the clue to me. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
I was an Englishman in New York playing a New Yorker... I had to be very careful with my accent. — Adrian Lester Copy Share Image
Don't deceive your self, Your English and Accent isn't a measure of intelligence — Dumisani Bafana Copy Share Image
I learned English from American pros. That's why I speak so bad. I call it PGA English. — Roberto De Vicenzo Copy Share Image
I work with accent coaches a lot and try to do my best to get the Australian out of there. — Liam Hemsworth Copy Share Image
I remember believing that I just wouldn't get work, so I just consciously had to practise other accents, but I enjoyed doing… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
He sucked his lips in an attempt not to laugh. "Aren't you Spanish?" She raised one arm in a salute. "Viva la… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
Over the last 50 years or so, we have seen an increasing cultural diversification across the country. Accents are a reflection of… — David Crystal Copy Share Image
I could do an American accent, if I were immersed in the accent, meaning if I were living back in Los Angeles… — Ioan Gruffudd Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'd go [in British accent] "Uhh, brilliant! Absolutely brilliant, thank you. Wonderful. Cheers!" I do say "cheers" automatically," from living over… — Rich Fulcher Copy Share Image
Most of the roles that I go for are Americans, so the first thing I had to do was pin down the… — Sasha Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm originally from southern California, so I, like, say 'like', like, a lot. I've been trying to scrub any traces of Valley… — Mara Wilson Copy Share Image
Working on the accent helped, enormously. I will tell you that when I brought Michael a correct 'British' accent, one that my… — Madeleine Stowe 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
“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
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
All of my favourite actors are American and I grew up watching American movies. It's weird, but I used to do a… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
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
I love America. I eagerly became a citizen. I have no bitterness toward those casting directors who dismissed me because of my… — Persis Khambatta Copy Share Image
I just developed my act way back in the late '80s. I went to college in Georgia, so I picked up the… — Larry the Cable Guy Copy Share Image
I used to play a lot of foreign women in my youth because I was prettier then. I would go for interviews,… — Kate O'Mara Copy Share Image