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Accent Quotes

I love America. I eagerly became a citizen. I have no bitterness toward those casting directors who dismissed me because of my accent, nor toward the producers and directors who wanted to cast me but thought the audience wouldn’t accept my accent. I think they’re selling their audience short Picture Quote #1

Stuff like Buena Vista Social Club and Fela Kuti were quite a main thing to my childhood. As soon as I reached an age where I realized that Fela was singing in English, when I got past his accent, I loved the rawness of it, and the funk and the rhythm and the melody Picture Quote #1

What I knew for sure was that he had a quick temper, a cocky attitude, and a southern accent... Apparently he also has a pet cougar Picture Quote #1

When’s the last time you walked by a pub in Dublin and heard Irish music? When’s the last time you ordered a coffee and heard an Irish accent? Picture Quote #1

I just developed my act way back in the late 80s. I went to college in Georgia, so I picked up the Southern accent. I talked like that with my friends all the time, because it was fun. It was funny... All my friends were real Southern. We’re buddies, so I’d say stuff to make them laugh. So that was pretty much it Picture Quote #1

As far as sex slavery goes, in Canada, if the woman has a Canadian accent, I’m confident that she hasn’t been trafficked and forced to work as a prostitute Picture Quote #1

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My mum made a conscious decision not to teach me any Indian languages so I wouldn’t talk with an accent Picture Quote #1

We finally settled on Francis Ford Coppola’s version of Dracula, which, unfortunately, Gabriel seemed to think was a comedy. I think it was the combination of Keanu Reeves’s British accent and Gary Oldman’s elderly Count Dracula hairstyle. They’re just misleading Picture Quote #1

In my normal life, I do not speak with an accent. It’s harder for people to realize my hearing loss in everyday life Picture Quote #1

The main thing is always try to find different voices for yourself. If you’re in your car just driving somewhere you can try to start thinking about a voice you might want to do, like try a British accent Picture Quote #1

I have a difficult time doing an Irish accent; even now, it kind of fades slowly into Scottish Picture Quote #1

I remember walking the dog one day, I saw a car full of teenage girls, and one of them rolled down the window and yelled, ‘Marc Jacobs!’ in a French accent Picture Quote #1

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I have trouble sometimes watching actors - even when they do a great job - with an accent Picture Quote #1

I actually had a cockney accent before I went to drama school. It’s softened up a bit Picture Quote #1

I had had a huge background in the nuance of the accent because I went to drama school in England for four years Picture Quote #1

Most of us don’t think forwarding a racist joke or speaking in an insulting ‘comedic’ accent is appropriate at the workplace. Unfortunately, for those raised in the toxic culture of conservatism, the sort of mentality that leads government employees to do those things is widespread Picture Quote #1

I’ve never worked in my natural accent, having studied so hard to get rid of it when I moved to England as a child where I was bullied at school for ‘talking funny.’ Picture Quote #1

Batman’ took 10 months to film, and by the time I stopped working on it, it took a long time before my English accent came out again. I was actually having to try for it Picture Quote #1

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It’s true that Paris is made up of equal parts of social conservatism and anarchic experimentation, but foreigners never quite know where to place the moral accent mark Picture Quote #1

English is no problem for me because I am actually English. My whole family are English; I was brought up listening to various forms of the English accent Picture Quote #1

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 the voices Picture Quote #1

I suppose that was my first bit of acting, the acquisition of an English accent. It was really just an attempt to be understood Picture Quote #1

Roza. His voice had that same wonderful lowness, the same accent . . . it was all just colder. You forgot my first lesson: Don’t hesitate Picture Quote #1

The thing about being black and having a different accent, in the beginning, is that it makes you foreign Picture Quote #1

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If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in the imagination of the producers Picture Quote #1

Everybody loves an accent. It you’ve been unlucky in love, consider pulling up stakes and moving to another country. Then you’ll be the one with a neat foreign accent Picture Quote #1

Vests are flair for men. It’s one of the few ways men can accent themselves in a formal yet fun fashion Picture Quote #1

I enjoy the reaction I get in the U.S.A. when people discover I have an English accent. They don’t expect that, and it’s kind of a kick Picture Quote #1

It’s stressful to keep doing audition after audition after audition. You finish one and go to the next one, and you have to learn lines. For me, I have to work on my accent, so I was getting accent coaching and acting coaching. I wanted to make good impressions Picture Quote #1

The Australian accent is sort of like going down a step in smartness, you could say, because you guys pronounce things as they’re spelled. We add and abbreviate stuff Picture Quote #1

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I love America. I eagerly became a citizen. I have no bitterness toward those casting directors who dismissed me because of my accent, nor toward the producers and directors who wanted to cast me but thought the audience wouldn’t accept my accent. I think they’re selling their audience short. (Accent Quotes) Stuff like Buena Vista Social Club and Fela Kuti were quite a main thing to my childhood. As soon as I reached an age where I realized that Fela was singing in English, when I got past his accent, I loved the rawness of it, and the funk and the rhythm and the melody. (Accent Quotes) What I knew for sure was that he had a quick temper, a cocky attitude, and a southern accent... Apparently he also has a pet cougar. (Accent Quotes) When’s the last time you walked by a pub in Dublin and heard Irish music? When’s the last time you ordered a coffee and heard an Irish accent? (Accent Quotes) I just developed my act way back in the late 80s. I went to college in Georgia, so I picked up the Southern accent. I talked like that with my friends all the time, because it was fun. It was funny... All my friends were real Southern. We’re buddies, so I’d say stuff to make them laugh. So that was pretty much it. (Accent Quotes) As far as sex slavery goes, in Canada, if the woman has a Canadian accent, I’m confident that she hasn’t been trafficked and forced to work as a prostitute. (Accent Quotes) My mum made a conscious decision not to teach me any Indian languages so I wouldn’t talk with an accent. (Accent Quotes) We finally settled on Francis Ford Coppola’s version of Dracula, which, unfortunately, Gabriel seemed to think was a comedy. I think it was the combination of Keanu Reeves’s British accent and Gary Oldman’s elderly Count Dracula hairstyle. They’re just misleading. (Accent Quotes) In my normal life, I do not speak with an accent. It’s harder for people to realize my hearing loss in everyday life. (Accent Quotes) The main thing is always try to find different voices for yourself. If you’re in your car just driving somewhere you can try to start thinking about a voice you might want to do, like try a British accent. (Accent Quotes) I have a difficult time doing an Irish accent; even now, it kind of fades slowly into Scottish (Accent Quotes) I remember walking the dog one day, I saw a car full of teenage girls, and one of them rolled down the window and yelled, ‘Marc Jacobs!’ in a French accent. (Accent Quotes) I have trouble sometimes watching actors - even when they do a great job - with an accent (Accent Quotes) I actually had a cockney accent before I went to drama school. It’s softened up a bit. (Accent Quotes) I had had a huge background in the nuance of the accent because I went to drama school in England for four years. (Accent Quotes) Most of us don’t think forwarding a racist joke or speaking in an insulting ‘comedic’ accent is appropriate at the workplace. Unfortunately, for those raised in the toxic culture of conservatism, the sort of mentality that leads government employees to do those things is widespread. (Accent Quotes) I’ve never worked in my natural accent, having studied so hard to get rid of it when I moved to England as a child where I was bullied at school for ‘talking funny.’ (Accent Quotes) Batman’ took 10 months to film, and by the time I stopped working on it, it took a long time before my English accent came out again. I was actually having to try for it. (Accent Quotes) It’s true that Paris is made up of equal parts of social conservatism and anarchic experimentation, but foreigners never quite know where to place the moral accent mark. (Accent Quotes) English is no problem for me because I am actually English. My whole family are English; I was brought up listening to various forms of the English accent. (Accent Quotes) 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 the voices. (Accent Quotes) I suppose that was my first bit of acting, the acquisition of an English accent. It was really just an attempt to be understood. (Accent Quotes) Roza. His voice had that same wonderful lowness, the same accent . . . it was all just colder. You forgot my first lesson: Don’t hesitate. (Accent Quotes) The thing about being black and having a different accent, in the beginning, is that it makes you foreign. (Accent Quotes) If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in the imagination of the producers. (Accent Quotes) Everybody loves an accent. It you’ve been unlucky in love, consider pulling up stakes and moving to another country. Then you’ll be the one with a neat foreign accent. (Accent Quotes) Vests are flair for men. It’s one of the few ways men can accent themselves in a formal yet fun fashion. (Accent Quotes) I enjoy the reaction I get in the U.S.A. when people discover I have an English accent. They don’t expect that, and it’s kind of a kick. (Accent Quotes) It’s stressful to keep doing audition after audition after audition. You finish one and go to the next one, and you have to learn lines. For me, I have to work on my accent, so I was getting accent coaching and acting coaching. I wanted to make good impressions. (Accent Quotes) The Australian accent is sort of like going down a step in smartness, you could say, because you guys pronounce things as they’re spelled. We add and abbreviate stuff. (Accent Quotes)

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