--- title: "12 Accent American Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Accent American quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Accent American sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/dinesh-d-souza-2242_accents_i-m-completely-americanized-i-have-an-am_3060904.jpg" --- > [I'm completely Americanized - I have an American accent, an American wife - but a residue of me is foreign.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dinesh-d-souza/i-m-completely-americanized-i-have-an-american-accent-an-american/) [Dinesh D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dinesh-d-souza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/dinesh-d-souza-2242_accents_i-m-completely-americanized-i-have-an-am_3060904.jpg) > [I'm not good enough to flip in and out of my Brit accent to my American accent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-lewis/i-m-not-good-enough-to-flip-in-and-out-of-my-brit-accent-to-my/) [Damian Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fa/damian-lewis-3773_accent_i-m-not-good-enough-to-flip-in-and-out-o_359820.png) > [French name. English accent. American school. Anna confused.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/french-name-english-accent-american-school-anna-confused/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ac/anonymous-1_accents_french-name-english-accent-american-scho_1585143.jpg) > [“He had a hint of a British accent; either he was American and had been educated in England or was English and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-heller/he-had-a-hint-of-a-british-accent-either-he-was-american-and-had-been/) [Ted Heller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-heller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdf/ted-heller-48573_too-long_he-had-a-hint-of-a-british-accent-either_1326772.jpg) > [When I'm playing an American, I don't play Lennie with an American accent. They're American characters who look like me, but they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lennie-james/when-i-m-playing-an-american-i-don-t-play-lennie-with-an-american/) [Lennie James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lennie-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a0/lennie-james-15462_accent_when-i-m-playing-an-american-i-don-t-pla_2767927.jpg) > [Afrikaans is my first language, although you would never know, as my English accent has more of an American-British thing going on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanit-phoenix/afrikaans-is-my-first-language-although-you-would-never-know-as-my/) [Tanit Phoenix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tanit-phoenix/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cb/tanit-phoenix-47187_accent_afrikaans-is-my-first-language-although_1698987.jpg) > [My natural accent is American. I chose to speak with a U.K. accent when I was about to enter the final year…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-ehle/my-natural-accent-is-american-i-chose-to-speak-with-a-u-k-accent-when/) [Jennifer Ehle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-ehle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a85/jennifer-ehle-28424_accent_my-natural-accent-is-american-i-chose-to_486750.jpg) > [The 'New York Honk,' as it was called, was the most fashionable accent an American male could have at that time, namely,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-wolfe/the-new-york-honk-as-it-was-called-was-the-most-fashionable-accent-an/) [Tom Wolfe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-wolfe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e32/tom-wolfe-2191_accents_the-new-york-honk-as-it-was-called-was-t_2318605.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accent-american/#itemlist", "name": "Accent American Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm completely Americanized - I have an American accent, an American wife - but a residue of me is foreign.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dinesh D'Souza" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dinesh-d-souza/i-m-completely-americanized-i-have-an-american-accent-an-american/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/dinesh-d-souza-2242_accents_i-m-completely-americanized-i-have-an-am_3060904.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/dinesh-d-souza-2242_accents_i-m-completely-americanized-i-have-an-am_3060904.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/dinesh-d-souza-2242_accents_i-m-completely-americanized-i-have-an-am_3060904.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm completely Americanized - I have an American accent, an American wife - but a residue of me is foreign.” — Dinesh D'Souza", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not good enough to flip in and out of my Brit accent to my American accent.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Damian Lewis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-lewis/i-m-not-good-enough-to-flip-in-and-out-of-my-brit-accent-to-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fa/damian-lewis-3773_accent_i-m-not-good-enough-to-flip-in-and-out-o_359820.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fa/damian-lewis-3773_accent_i-m-not-good-enough-to-flip-in-and-out-o_359820.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fa/damian-lewis-3773_accent_i-m-not-good-enough-to-flip-in-and-out-o_359820.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm not good enough to flip in and out of my Brit accent to my American accent.” — Damian Lewis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "French name. 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Because I don't know what's coming up for me, my ambition is not to be typecast. So I'm working on my English accent, as well as my American one. I don't want to be like 'Okay, I'm French, and I want to succeed in Hollywood!'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eva Green" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eva-green/i-d-rather-be-thought-as-an-international-actress-rather-than-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c53/eva-green-4796_actress_i-d-rather-be-thought-as-an-internationa_474140.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c53/eva-green-4796_actress_i-d-rather-be-thought-as-an-internationa_474140.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c53/eva-green-4796_actress_i-d-rather-be-thought-as-an-internationa_474140.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'd rather be thought as an international actress rather than a French one. Because I don't know what's…” — Eva Green", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Oh my. He's English. \"Er. Does Mer live here?\" Seriously, I don't know any American girl who can resist an English accent. The boy clears his throat. \"Meredith Chevalier? Tall girl? Big, curly hair?\" Then he looks at me like I'm crazy or half deaf, like my Nana Oliphant. Nanna just smiles and shakes her head whenever I ask, \"What kind of salad dressing would you like?\" or \"Where did you put Granddad's false teeth?\" \"I'm sorry.\" He takes the smallest step away from me. \"You were going to bed.\" \"Yes! Meredith lives here. I've just spent two hours with her.\" I announce this proudly like my little brother, Seany, whenever he finds something disgusting in the yard. \"I'm Anna! I'm new here!\" Oh, [Gosh]. What. Is with. The scary enthusiasm? 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I'll see you around then, Anna.\" Eh-t-yen says my name like this: Ah-na.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephanie Perkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/oh-my-he-s-english-er-does-mer-live-here-seriously-i-don-t-know-any/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e7/stephanie-perkins-482_anna-and-the-french_oh-my-he-s-english-er-does-mer-live-here_2047239.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e7/stephanie-perkins-482_anna-and-the-french_oh-my-he-s-english-er-does-mer-live-here_2047239.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e7/stephanie-perkins-482_anna-and-the-french_oh-my-he-s-english-er-does-mer-live-here_2047239.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Oh my. He's English. \"Er. 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