Accent Quote by Judy Holliday Download Open image “The only actress they didn't test was Garbo. Must have been her accent.” — Judy Holliday ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Accent Actress Been Her Must Only Test
After so many drive-in waitresses becoming movie stars, there has been this real drought, when along come class; somebody who actually went to school, can spell, maybe even plays the piano. She may be a wispy, thin little thing, but when you see that girl, you know you're really in the presence of something. In that league there's only ever… — Billy Wilder Copy Share
Christine Boar, who gave me my first screen test at MTV, saw something in me others hadn't. She liked my accent and didn't ask… — Edith Bowman Copy Share Image
I reckoned my accent and class would count against me; I didn't see actresses as being working-class. — Maxine Peake Copy Share Image
No one but Gene Tierney could have played 'Laura.' There was no other actress around with her particular combination of beauty, breeding, and mystery. — Vincent Price Copy Share Image
Once into films, an actress can't say that she would only take on particular kind of roles. — Andrea Jeremiah Copy Share Image
There's still a bit of a problem, in that so many leading English roles are taken by American or French actresses. — Joely Richardson Copy Share Image
Working with Gabby [Sidibe], I realized immediately that she was amazingly talented. I could tell just by the way she'd get into the role. — Lenny Kravitz Copy Share Image
I auditioned for so many things - cops, lawyers, doctors and things but they were like, "She just seems too sweet. I don't see… — Christina Hendricks Copy Share Image
I've heard other actors saying they don't want to play a character with an accent at all. To me, that's kind of an insult… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
“She often felt like she had been cast in a supporting role with the film that was Louise. And there was more melodrama to… — Kerri Thomson Copy Share Image
I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like losing a leg. — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked. — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
It's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out here (Hollywood) they print the first one. That's the… — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are very limited people. I take it seriously. — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
I think Billie is the kind of girl who would let her hips swing loose. — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club… — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive. In any instance where I lent my name in… — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn't get books, I read… — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
He didn't maintain my illusion of myself, he gave me an illusion of myself. Before I met him, I never thought of myself as… — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
“Stop it,” Adrian ordered, his strange accent thicker with his vehemence. “I promise, I’m not going to hurt you!” — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
At first I thought I would have to put on an English accent and try a sort of affected Shakespeare thing. — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
“If you are an alien, how come you sound like you're from the north?' 'Lots of planets have a north!” — Russell T Davies Copy Share Image
My accent gets more pronounced when I've been talking to people from Derry. — Roma Downey Copy Share Image
They made me use an accent, which I wasn't thrilled about because a lot of us, obviously, don't have them. — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I had people who said I was a brilliant producer but I wouldn't get on the news because I was too northern. But there… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of the Irish accent. After a couple of drinks, I start to get a bit of an Irish lilt, too. — Emily Ratajkowski Copy Share Image
I live in L.A. so I worry my kids aren't that connected to Britain, I suppose I don't want them to become American kids.… — Kevin McKidd Copy Share Image
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