American Quote by Hugh Grant

I used to pre-rehearse everything and then bring my pre-rehearsed performance to the set. Now, I'm learning to let it happen in the moment.…

— Hugh Grant

The actors in Britain are incredible, and I didn't appreciate that until I got there. They interpret your words and you realize how deliberate…

— Frank Spotnitz

Coming from documentaries, my biggest challenge was to understand actors' psychologies. American actors take it all very seriously; British actors don't enter into all…

— Kevin Macdonald

It sounds funny, but I felt that my responsibility as an American actor was to let the British know we can act as well…

— F. Murray Abraham

Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that's because we were trained - until now - in…

— Brenda Blethyn

Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think thats because we were trained - until now - in…

— Brenda Blethyn

A lot of American actors when they do Shakespeare put on a phoney English accent and it drives me crazy. You're always fighting against…

— Ethan Hawke

Now, I don't know about my peers, but I get nervous - okay, I genuinely freak out - when an actor starts trying on…

— Rod Lurie

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

— Michael Douglas

When British or Australian actors perform American characters, we laud them and talk about how great it is they are able to do this…

— Hong Chau

Britain produces great actors because they learn on stage so know their stuff when they get on a movie set.

— Jerry Weintraub

Because it was my first time acting in English, everyone on set was difficult to understand. It was a mix of Scottish, Irish, British…

— Sibel Kekilli