I never actively went out and studied the American accent. I just came over here to the States, and it was something… — KJ Apa 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
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
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 think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have… — Orlando Bloom Copy Share Image
I think, for the English accent, we don't say our Rs, contrary to a standard American accent. — Alex Roe 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
There were eras of English music where people tried to rap in American accents and we lost our way. — Kano Copy Share Image
I guess the most interesting thing that people think is I'm English. They think that I live in England and have a… — Rich Fulcher Copy Share Image
My accent has changed my whole life. When I was younger, it was very Nigerian, then when we went to England, it… — Toks Olagundoye Copy Share Image
My accent fades away I guess when I sing. It's real weird. I guess singing is pretty much a universal language like… — Cody Simpson Copy Share Image
I keep forgetting I'm speaking in an American accent sometimes. The dangerous thing is that you end up forgetting what your real… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
In the U.K., we're surrounded by American accents. Anything we watch in television. We have 'How I Met Your Mother' and all… — Maisie Williams Copy Share Image
When I have to switch back and forth, it's not hard to go from the American accent to speaking Spanish, but then… — Sarah Bolger Copy Share Image
You know what it is, when I'm playing a role sometimes, I just tend to stay in that role. It's easier to… — Sarah Bolger Copy Share Image
Acting for me was hard enough without having to think of the accent. And also, when I was auditioning for stuff I… — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
Well, English is no problem for me because I am actually English. My whole family are English; I was brought up listening… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
The American accent is a little bit tricky. We grew up with American TV shows, so we've had a lot of exposure… — Antony Starr Copy Share Image
I am starting to talk fast now, and I have to remember to slow down because when I get excited, I start… — NoViolet Bulawayo Copy Share Image
I feel it is tougher working in Hollywood because they really focus on your craft. If you are not talented, you don't… — Pooja Batra Copy Share Image
I'm one of those idiots; when I'm working in America, I wake up with an American accent and stay with it all… — Damian Lewis Copy Share Image
I can always tell when Indian people are born in America. They have the most American accent. — Karan Soni 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
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
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
Because in Australia we're so inundated with American culture, television, this that and the other, everyone in Australia can do an American… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
I actually always try to not do a general American accent. I always try to give a region. — Janet Montgomery Copy Share Image
Also "Catcher in the Rye", which happens to be one of my favorite books, I just found that kind of useful. It… — Freddie Highmore Copy Share Image
I'd love them to have adorable little American accents, but I do want to bring my kids up in Australia; it's such… — Margot Robbie Copy Share Image
I love rapping. I do. My styling's similar to Missy Elliott - I think she's so dope. In a weird way, that's… — Rebel Wilson Copy Share Image
I think I have a very strange, hybrid accent, and I've worked very hard to get a solid American accent, which is… — Toks Olagundoye Copy Share Image
I think most British people who say they can do an American accent are so bad at it. I find it excruciating.… — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
People have asked me why are Australians and Brits so good at American accents, and it's quite simple. We grew up listening… — Dominic Purcell Copy Share Image
I thought I had a pretty good American accent but I had a few sessions with a voice coach over there and… — Kelvin Fletcher Copy Share Image
It was great to do August Rush and have all the challenges of playing that character, especially the American accent for the… — Freddie Highmore 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 live in L.A. so I worry my kids aren't that connected to Britain, I suppose I don't want them to become… — Kevin McKidd Copy Share Image
I was surprised by some of my French colleagues who immediately assumed that because I spoke English with an American accent, that,… — Toomas Hendrik Ilves Copy Share Image
I couldn't give a sh*t what they have to say. As soon as I go home and see my husband James Thornton… — Joanna Page Copy Share Image
The accent got lost somewhere along the way. I'm a little embarrassed about it. When I arrived in LA I assumed I'd… — Martin Henderson Copy Share Image
