Accents Quotes · Page 8

I had had a huge background in the nuance of the accent because I went to drama school in England for four…

— Lake Bell

The only silver lining I can find is that British accents aren't sexy anymore.

— Bill Maher

I actually had a cockney accent before I went to drama school. It's softened up a bit.

— Gemma Arterton

I've heard some duff Irish accents. The worst must be Mickey Rourke.

— James Nesbitt

I lost the accent years ago, but I'm still very proud to be Scottish, and I love wearing a kilt.

— Steve Valentine

When you take the R sound out of French accent, and you just replace it with an R, it sounds Mexican.

— Ewan McGregor

The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more.

— Anonymous

I tend to land roles that are somewhat villainous for some reason. Usually, people blame it on the accent.

— India de Beaufort

The poet cannot invent new words every time, of course. He uses the words of the tribe. But the handling of the…

— Eugene Ionesco

I'm still a member of the Empire! Although I sometimes feel like an American with a British accent - you get contaminated…

— Gary Oldman

I grew up with a grandmother from another country and having a different language in my house. That gave me an ear…

— Alex Borstein

We have so many American and English films in Australia that we hear those accents often, so they're not too hard to…

— Mia Wasikowska

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

We have three things in common: Irish wives, the ability to speak for 17 minutes without a verb, and the fact that…

— Henry A. Kissinger

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

On daughter Apple's accent: She says Mummy instead of Mommy, I don't mind that. I will if she starts saying basil and…

— Gwyneth Paltrow

Long before there was discrimination against blacks, there was discrimination against white southerners. When large numbers of these country people moved north…

— Ann Coulter

I patterned the accent after this guy I was in a play with, but that was three years ago. Now I'm listening…

— James Marsters

The words, "I have a dog named Winn-Dixie," popped into my head in the voice of a small girl with a southern…

— Kate DiCamillo

I've always liked American actors particularly. Because that was my first impression. I was very enamoured of America when I was a…

— Anthony Hopkins

I have always been English, ever since I emigrated from England and since the kids in Canada beat me up at the…

— Lennox Lewis

FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this…

— Ambrose Bierce

Where are you from, Mr. Pendergast? Can't quite place the accent.” “New Orleans.” “What a coincidence! I went there for Mardi Gras…

— Douglas Preston

The reason the first three Star Wars movies were so terrific, and the second three sucked so bad, is actually very simple.…

— Bill Whittle

Seriously, I don't know any American girl who can resist an English accent.

— Stephanie Perkins

The intricate engraving, fine lines, beading and milgrain accents echo an era defined by elaborate embellishments.

— Vera Wang

I'm not talking with an American accent. I haven't gone off and become Sammy Hagar.

— Billy Idol

Kids in school told me my parents had accents, but I had no idea; they've always sounded that way to me.

— Karen Bardsley

I have always loved doing accents. I have lived with my parents in a number of countries, including Italy and Jamaica.

— Sarita Choudhury

I love New York. I'm a guy for whom a New York accent is a comforting thing.

— Anthony Bourdain

Just because I have made a point of never losing my accent it doesn't mean I'm an eel-and-pie yob.

— Michael Caine

If something is not right we give out about it. He is almost a Yorkshireman with a Portuguese accent.

— Neil Warnock

Everyone thinks that just because you have a Scouse accent, then you must be 'on the rob'.

— Jennifer Ellison

I toned down my accent at school; otherwise, people would pick on me.

— Michelle Ryan

I can't do an accent unless I'm on the set. I forget how to do it until I'm on the set.

— Alice Englert

“Ooh. British accent alert. I love accents. I sat up straighter to make sure I didn’t miss a word.”

— Heather Davis

I don't like to hear myself sing. So to get comfortable hearing myself sing, I sang in another accent.

— Lupe Fiasco

I GREW UP IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FRIEND OR 2 THAT TALKED WITH THE SOOUTHERN ACCENT.

— Larry the Cable Guy

I feel like I'm kind of faking something if I'm talking as myself and putting on an accent.

— Melanie Lynskey

The only thing I did at RKO of any note was lose my Texas accent.

— Dorothy Malone