My mum made a conscious decision not to teach me any Indian languages so I wouldn't talk with an accent.
The accent in England can change literally from street to street, and people have this sort of feudal tribalism whereby you can identify somebody's provenance by their voice.
I love accents. It's a great way to separate yourself when playing a role.
If a great part comes up and the guy's meant to have an Eastern European accent, great; but if it's a bad part I won't take it.
That is the problem with comedy in India. Spoofing sells. Come up with original comedy about the hilarious nation we are, with funny accents and odd rituals, and we get into trouble.
I love English girls! I adore all their different accents. Who knows, I could find a British girlfriend on my travels!
I'm a big fan of the Irish accent. After a couple of drinks, I start to get a bit of an Irish lilt, too.
I was born in Missouri, but I was raised in Detroit. One of my stock and trades is accents.
I was always told at school I was posh, then I came to London, and here I'm told I have a country accent.
I know that Philadelphians hate New York actors passing off New York accents as Philadelphian when they are quite different.
The Israeli accent wasn't one that I was overly familiar with so had to learn from scratch but I was very fortunate I had the right amount of time.
I had a vocal coach. It's a sad thing, but I had to hire someone so that I could get my Australian accent back.
Vests are flair for men. It's one of the few ways men can accent themselves in a formal yet fun fashion.
They made me use an accent, which I wasn't thrilled about because a lot of us, obviously, don't have them.
I don't have an English accent because this is what English sounds like when spoken properly.
David Fincher is one of the best directors I know, so I'm really curious to see it. Really curious, and I want to hear Daniel have the Swedish accent.
I will never apologize for my Southern accent...it just may be my greatest asset.
My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know.
I feel like I'm kind of faking something if I'm talking as myself and putting on an accent.
I was the kind nobody thought could make it. I had a funny Boston accent. I couldn't pronounce my R's. I wasn't a beauty.
My dad knows every single accent from being an old Yiddish grandpa to being Indian or Jamaican. It was very cool to grow up with that.
