Hate Quote by Richard Dormer

I toned down my accent at school; otherwise, people would pick on me.

— Michelle Ryan

I'd get suspicious looks from people just walking down the streets. Where are you from? They'd ask. I'd reply in whatever language they'd addressed…

— Trevor Noah

People Should Like Or Hate Me For What They Know About Me, Not For What They Heard About Me.

— Pacifiersucker

I was always curious about the anxiety a person would feel when you open your mouth and you have an accent. You could have…

— Dinaw Mengestu

When I came to this country, people told me that if I wanted to teach and work here, I would have to take speech…

— Ruth Westheimer

In fact, I was very conscious of my accent and used to hesitate in talking to people.

— Amrapali Gupta

I always wonder whether I'll get treated differently with a different accent.

— Jeremy Irvine

I had a thick accent, and people didn't understand me, and I was ashamed, and I fumbled. I radiated an uncertain energy; sometimes baristas…

— Karan Mahajan

At first, they'll only dislike what you say, but the more correct you start sounding the more they'll dislike you.

— Criss Jami

I never would have guessed that I would get a job for the way I sound. I would get notes about how I should…

— Jack McBrayer

I have had people come up to me in the street - one woman actually told me she hated my accent, she can't believe…

— Steph McGovern

When you speak in another accent, it affects you. You can't help but be changed by it.

— Alessandro Nivola