Accents Quote by Gwyneth Paltrow

My mother has lived abroad and I've grown up hearing her talk, so probably that's where I get this accent from.

— Amyra Dastur

I, of course, don't have an accent. This is just how things sound when they are pronounced properly.

— Jimmy Carr

It's part of my job. You can't play Veronica Guerin sounding like this. It just wouldn't wash. But what I find fascinating about doing…

— Cate Blanchett

My mum won't speak to me unless I speak properly on the phone. I have to speak 'American' for work, so often the accent…

— Hannah Simone

The accent may be on youth, but the stress is still on parents.

— Anonymous

My mother had an incredibly strong accent - although I couldn't hear it - and she was the main person there, so I'll have…

— John Key

It's maybe a better thought to change the perception of an accent than to avoid it all together.

— Jimmy O. Yang

Even when I speak English to my parents, I'll say an English word differently to my Chinese parents and friends than I do to…

— Jenny Zhang

Kids in school told me my parents had accents, but I had no idea; they've always sounded that way to me.

— Karen Bardsley

My wife is funny. And I dabble in it. So being funny is big around our house. But what's surprised me is my daughter…

— Jerry Seinfeld

When I'm doing an accent, you shouldn't notice it for a while, if I'm doing it right.

— Michael Caine

I grew up with a grandmother from another country and having a different language in my house. That gave me an ear for accents.

— Alex Borstein