Accent Quotes

402 quotes by 353 authors

You don't know me yet," I said. "Rory was telling me she lives in a swamp," Charlotte said. "That's right," I said, turning up my… — Maureen Johnson
I heard someone walk out of the alley behind me, and my body went tense and tight, despite my weariness. Â Then a young woman's voice… — Jim Butcher
Do you ever think of moving back?" "To Coldwater? Heck, no. England suits me fine. These Brits love my accent. The first time Gavin asked… — Becca Fitzpatrick
His mother had told him that when you looked into the eyes of God at the pearly gates, all the questions you ever had were… — Maggie Stiefvater
Angeline's been hanging out with that dhampir. I just saw them walking off together. Is something going on with them?" "Which dhampir?" I asked. "The… — Richelle Mead
Um, thanks,â€ she said. It was nice to see one woman finally immune to that accent. That wasnâ€™t to say Rose wasnâ€™t a sucker for… — Richelle Mead
I was born and raised in New York, so I was blessed - or some say cursed - with a strong New York accent. — Jake T. Austin
I want to show another side of Middle Easterners. My hope is that I would be able to play a variety of parts, and not… — Maz Jobrani
My dad knows every single accent from being an old Yiddish grandpa to being Indian or Jamaican. It was very cool to grow up with… — Ashley Bell
You know, so many people say TV makes you stupid. But it had the complete opposite effect on me. It kept me from having a… — DJ Qualls
I made some flippant remark about not wanting my son to grow up with an American accent, and the next thing I knew, there were… — Ashley Jensen
Afrikaans is my first language, although you would never know, as my English accent has more of an American-British thing going on from all my… — Tanit Phoenix
The thing about being black and having a different accent, in the beginning, is that it makes you foreign. — C. C. H. Pounder
Prior to going to college, I had a pretty strong accent, and that was one of the things I had to work on a lot.… — Chris Parnell
I want to play a princess or some woman from royalty or aristocracy. If I get to have an accent, even better. And I want… — Christa B. Allen
Stuff like Buena Vista Social Club and Fela Kuti were quite a main thing to my childhood. As soon as I reached an age where… — King Krule
America has had an influence on me, as has going out with a Cuban-American guy and having lots of American friends. But I am still… — Lily Cole
I would love to play a British character one day. My accent wavers between Scottish and Irish very easily, though. — Chris Lilley
When I was growing up, Forest Park was full of integrated families. It was amazing. One my best friends was Vietnamese. Another one was half-Mexican,… — Dinaw Mengestu
I was always curious about the anxiety a person would feel when you open your mouth and you have an accent. You could have a… — Dinaw Mengestu

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