Eccentricity is like having an accent. It's what "other" people have.
Doing an accent removes you from yourself and reminds you, every instant, that you're playing a part.
I can't do an accent unless I'm on the set. I forget how to do it until I'm on the set.
Work on the accent, it will enliven the whole.
I have an accent, I'm limited, I have to play foreign parts - I would love to play American parts but I can't because I have an accent. You are more limited as a foreigner in every area.
When someone with a rural accent says, "I don't know much about politics," zip up your pockets.
I don't have a good British accent.
By weaker accents, what's your praise When Philomel her voice doth raise?
I'm sometimes asked 'Can you lose the accent?'and I say 'No, but I can put on another one'.
Much of my playing is rhythmic and choppy; I use a lot of double stops. The wah just accents all those stops and chops and brings out the rhythmic aspect that much more.
An agent once told me that if I would lose my English accent, I would never stop working in America.
Because I had an accent, people had this impression that I was dumb.
I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts; perhaps it was my Canadian accent.
Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you wouldn't say in real life.
They have different accents in America " Brisbane smiled. "Just as we do here. " I waved a hand. "They all sound alike to me.
I know that's not the right accent, but I can't do the right accent. It's either the wrong accent or another Octomom joke.
Im a sucker for accents and any man who can actually sing and serenade you.
People think for Shakespeare you have to have a big English accent, but it's not true. He designed it so it can be performed in any accent in any time period.
I love Russian, because it's delicious to speak like that. If you have to speak French, you can also do that, because it's not difficult. Accents are a cool thing to do. And I love doing them.
The only silver lining I can find is that British accents aren't sexy anymore.