When I speak to people from Britain, that's when I feel like a fake, speaking with an American accent.
My mum made a conscious decision not to teach me any Indian languages so I wouldn't talk with an accent.
Shakespeare in Love... such smart writing of an alternative view of history, and such beautiful acting. Like most Americans, I'm a sucker for the 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.
I'd love them to have adorable little American accents, but I do want to bring my kids up in Australia; it's such a good lifestyle.
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 think American audiences are open to people with accents and different nationalities being on the screen.
In England, we're around so much American culture and TV anyway, so it's an accent that's always in our ear.
I was born in Missouri, but I was raised in Detroit. One of my stock and trades is accents.
Accents are very sexy. American girls who speak French are very attractive to a Frenchman. Anything exotic or different is attractive.
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.
Most Australians who've got an ear can do an American accent because we grow up listening to them on television and in movies.
They made me use an accent, which I wasn't thrilled about because a lot of us, obviously, don't have them.
