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title: "7 People Accents Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 People Accents quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best People Accents sayings and thoughts."
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> [I find it terribly distracting in movies when people do accents, I must say, unless it's terribly serious and the story is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/i-find-it-terribly-distracting-in-movies-when-people-do-accents-i/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/paul-w-s-anderson-2908_people_i-find-it-terribly-distracting-in-movies_1375360.jpg)

> [I've met people whose accents have nothing to do with where they were born or raised - they want to reinvent themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-o-hara/i-ve-met-people-whose-accents-have-nothing-to-do-with-where-they-were/)

[Catherine O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-o-hara/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e36/catherine-o-hara-12956_born_i-ve-met-people-whose-accents-have-nothi_1533088.jpg)

> [People are very ready to criticize other people's accents. There's no correlation between accents and intelligence or accents and criminality, but people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-crystal/people-are-very-ready-to-criticize-other-people-s-accents-there-s-no/)

[David Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-crystal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/910/david-crystal-8647_between_people-are-very-ready-to-criticize-other_1568111.png)

> [People with accents exist and just because they have an accent doesn't mean they're less intelligent or what-have-you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nico-santos/people-with-accents-exist-and-just-because-they-have-an-accent-doesn/)

[Nico Santos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nico-santos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/nico-santos-10028_exist_people-with-accents-exist-and-just-becau_2040444.jpg)

> [I don't think people should be afraid of portraying people with accents, especially Asian accents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nico-santos/i-don-t-think-people-should-be-afraid-of-portraying-people-with/)

[Nico Santos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nico-santos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/309/nico-santos-10028_afraid_i-don-t-think-people-should-be-afraid-of_2456378.jpg)

> [I think American audiences are open to people with accents and different nationalities being on the screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-bamber/i-think-american-audiences-are-open-to-people-with-accents-and/)

[Jamie Bamber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-bamber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/452/jamie-bamber-22495_accents_i-think-american-audiences-are-open-to-p_2928480.png)

> [We are surrounded by people with accents because America is a nation of immigrants. Beyond that, the people who made your iPhone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hong-chau/we-are-surrounded-by-people-with-accents-because-america-is-a-nation/)

[Hong Chau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hong-chau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/hong-chau-15027_accents_we-are-surrounded-by-people-with-accents_3101555.jpg)

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