Accent Quote by Kevin Kwan

I was always told at school I was posh, then I came to London, and here I'm told I have a country accent.

— Jessica Raine

I'm not posh at all. I grew up in Sheffield but never managed to pick up the accent - which was careless because there'd…

— Laura Wade

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

I've never had my own accent in a film. It's something I schedule into my preparation. That's one of my favorite things, hearing all…

— Andrea Riseborough

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'm the only one in my family with an American accent.

— Lola Kirke

Supposedly I've got traces of an English accent, though I can't hear it. I must have inherited it from my mother, who's English, and…

— Lev Grossman

I think I have got quite a posh Scottish accent. It's funny because I grew up in Oxgangs and Fife.

— Ncuti Gatwa

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

— Karen Bardsley

A really irritating thing when you're watching a film is if somebody's accent isn't bang-on - it distracts you from getting into the story…

— Rachel Hurd-Wood

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

Generally, nowadays, I'm using my own accent because casting directors want it; they like that.

— Michael Socha