Accents Quote by John Oliver

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

Americans are very good at animating voices. I don't know why. They have a freedom with them that we British actors find more difficult…

— Helen Mirren

I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good…

— Orlando Bloom

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

— Michael Douglas

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

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

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

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

American actors who voice animated movies are so brilliant at it, because by the nature of American speak, it's full of energy and full…

— Helen Mirren

When I'm working in America, I wake up with an American accent and stay with it all day till makeup comes off. I just…

— Damian Lewis

Do British People Make Fun Of American Accents?

— Anonymous

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