Acting Quote by Ray Winstone

It comes as a severe shock to find out that you speak fluent cow. - Declan

— Leap Years

As a young actor, I booked a movie in the U.S. I didn't speak any English at the time, so I learned my lines…

— Demian Bichir

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 had problems getting my words out. If people spoke directly to me, I understood what they said. But when the grownups got to…

— Temple Grandin

I think when you're acting, you usually don't have to know too much beyond how to pronounce the words you're saying.

— Alan Alda

I grew up with a posh English accent, and all my aunts sounded as if they came out of a Merchant Ivory movie.

— Kevin Kwan

I started acting when I was really young. I came to the States and didn't know anyone, and I spoke with a weird Irish…

— Sarah Bolger

My dialogue coach said to do a Texas accent, you lean on the next word, and that was the clue to me.

— Michael Caine

I had had a huge background in the nuance of the accent because I went to drama school in England for four years.

— Lake Bell

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

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

Every time I create a character, I don't assume they speak like I do, even if they're Australian.

— Cate Blanchett