American people Quote by Felicity Jones

The British vice is overthinking before we speak, which is really annoying. I love the way that, in America, people are more straightforward.

— Felicity Jones

The American vice would be sometimes speaking too loudly. You can always hear American people on the trains!

— Felicity Jones

I think most British people who say they can do an American accent are so bad at it. I find it excruciating. I find…

— Eileen Atkins

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.…

— Tracey Ullman

I think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to…

— John Oliver

It would be absurd to say I'm not British - you can hear it when I speak.

— Miriam Margolyes

There is a certain advantage to the British accent. I do notice that Americans love it; they think the we Brits are smarter than…

— Piers Morgan

I think Brits probably feel that Americans are more like us than vice-versa, if that makes sense. Because we get everything American over here…

— Hayley Atwell

Americans do seem to say things which make the English notice England.

— Dodie Smith

It's a phenomenon that I see with young actors - a lot of American speaking parts going to British actors.

— Michael Douglas

When I speak to people from Britain, that's when I feel like a fake, speaking with an American accent.

— Matthew Rhys

American accents often sound much more confident than British ones.

— Rebecca Front