Accents Quotes

415 Accents quotes by 359 unique authors

My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
An agent once told me that if I would lose my English accent, I would never stop working in America. — Jane Seymour
I am trying to make my accent so it won't bother anyone, but I am not going to drive myself crazy trying to pretend I… — Shakira
Davy Jones was the grooviest of the Monkees, which makes him one of the grooviest pop stars who ever existed. He was the best dancer… — Rob Sheffield
The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more. — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I think anything sounds good with a Southern accent. — Jessica Simpson
I can do accents really well. — Jordin Sparks
I learned to change my accent; in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held… — Sting
A great actor is independent of the poet, because the supreme essence of feeling does not reside in prose or in verse, but in the… — Lee Strasberg
Tennessee Williams was a gifted talker with a beautiful accent and we had lots of things in common. — Gloria Swanson
I consider social skills a bit like learning a language. I've been practising it for so long over so many years I've almost lost my… — Daniel Tammet
I never worked with a dialogue coach before, but I'd hate it if an American did a British accent and didn't do it well. It… — Tracey Ullman
I'm a natural blonde. But when I started acting, I would go to auditions and they didn't know where to put me because I was… — Sofia Vergara
It has to be a very specific role for me because of my accent. I can't complain; I've been working since I got to LA.… — Sofia Vergara
Both my parents had heavy accents, and so did everybody they knew. It's a rhythm thing - people who speak English where they have to… — Christopher Walken
Doing an accent removes you from yourself and reminds you, every instant, that you're playing a part. — Mia Wasikowska
My grandma said - when I was really young and I'd sing along to the radio - why do you sing in an American accent?… — Emma Watson
I know that Philadelphians hate New York actors passing off New York accents as Philadelphian when they are quite different. — Jacki Weaver
Most Australians who've got an ear can do an American accent because we grow up listening to them on television and in movies. — Jacki Weaver
My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know. — Lawrence Welk
Today's accent may be on youth, but the stress is still on the parents. — Earl Wilson
The 'New York Honk,' as it was called, was the most fashionable accent an American male could have at that time, namely, the spring of… — Tom Wolfe
Anyone that has come to America past the age of eighteen will be able to understand when I say that you can never shake your… — Martin Yan
Mind you, if a blockbuster movie was offered, I wouldn't say no. I can do accents - I don't always have to be Scottish. — Ashley Jensen
A Southern accent is not a club in my bag. — John Oliver

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