Age Quote by Mark Strong

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

— Karen Bardsley

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

Learning a new language is very, very different from doing an accent.

— Shira Haas

It is much easier to learn another language when you are young, enthusiastic and unembarrassed.

— Martin Jacques

Both my parents had heavy accents, and so did everybody they knew. It's a rhythm thing - people who speak English where they have…

— Christopher Walken

Everyone is used to speaking a slightly different "language" with their parents than with their peers, because spoken language changes every generation - like…

— Elif Batuman

Most of us grew up speaking a language that encourages us to label, compare, demand, and pronounce judgments rather than to be aware of…

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

When you've traveled the world you can speak in any accent you want.

— Dorit Kemsley

I've always felt very comfortable with accents. Once I get an accent, I can do it, and that's just something I've been able to…

— Sharlto Copley

When I was 13 I made a youth national team and we went on a trip to Europe. It was the first time that…

— Jesse Marsch

I never found accents difficult, after learning languages.

— Vivien Leigh

I grew up speaking both languages, and for me that's really important.

— Jon Secada