Quotes about Accents

I worked the drive-through at McDonald's and tried out different accents - Italian, Russian, Irish. Votes: 4

There are accents in the eye which are not on the tongue, and more tales come from pale lips than can enter an ear. It is both the grandeur and the pain of the remoter moods that they avoid the pathway of sound. Votes: 4

Now between the meanings of words and their sounds there is ordinarily no discoverable relation except one of accident; and it is therefore miraculous, to the mystic, when words which make sense can also make a uniform objective structure of accents and rhymes. Votes: 4

Accents are very easy for me. Votes: 3

Accent your positive and delete your negative. Votes: 3

I never found accents difficult, after learning languages. Votes: 3

Work on the accent, it will enliven the whole. Votes: 3

Accents. I'm very good with accents. I'm exceedingly good. Votes: 3

I took acting and elocution lessons, to get rid of my Sicilian accent. Votes: 3

I do have a Mexican accent, but that doesn't mean that I'm a Latin vamp. Votes: 3

The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more. Votes: 3

You cannot go to a 7-11 or Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian Accent. Votes: 3

Tennessee Williams was a gifted talker with a beautiful accent and we had lots of things in common. Votes: 3

I used to say that whenever people heard my Southern accent, they always wanted to deduct 100 IQ points. Votes: 3

Everyone seemed to be doing well except me and my career. And my accent was no helping me any. Votes: 3

Accents are very sexy. American girls who speak French are very attractive to a Frenchman. Anything exotic or different is attractive. Votes: 3

Accents are funny. It sets me apart from the other girls doing comedy. It gives me more—how do you say?—pop-oo-laaarrrity. Votes: 3

Americans like the British kind of quirkiness and the strange accent. They find it kind of cute or something, with a certain charm. Votes: 3

My whole deal when I do accents or dialects is I gotta fool the locals. If I fool the locals then I've done my job. Votes: 3

Accents can be a great tool to tell a story - but if you do it wrong, it pulls you right out of the movie. Votes: 3

Accents are very easy for me. With me, it's clothing and makeup and hair and all that stuff that inform how the character moves and feels. Votes: 3

Going to Nashville to meet the in-laws was the first time when I'd been in America and not been seen as some sort of eccentric character with a cute accent. Votes: 3

If you begin with the middle-tone and work up from it toward the darks so that you deal last with your highest lights and darkest darks, you avoid false accents. Votes: 3

I think most British people who say they can do an American accent are so bad at it. I find it excruciating. I find it excruciating the other way around, too. Votes: 3

A great actor is independent of the poet, because the supreme essence of feeling does not reside in prose or in verse, but in the accent with which it is delivered. Votes: 3

In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

I am trying to make my accent so it won't bother anyone, but I am not going to drive myself crazy trying to pretend I am an American girl when I am from Colombia. Votes: 3

Accents are very tangible, blessedly, and if you have to do one, it's a way of getting into character. I can read it through a few times and pretend I know what I'm doing! Votes: 3

I was the executive editor on a little magazine called Greek Accent, whose only claim to fame is that its art director went on to be the art director of Discover for many years. Votes: 3

I created the characters from what I read in the script. I decided how I should talk, accent, no accent, my own voice, or a created voice. Then, I visualize what I should look like. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

Accents are funny in that they have this odd draw for us, yet we forget we have one, too. No one is without an accent, but the one you’ve got seems like oatmeal to their caviar. Votes: 3

We live in an atmosphere of shame. We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of ourselves, of our relatives, of our incomes, of our accents, of our opinions, of our experience, just as we are ashamed of our naked skins. Votes: 3

Leather accents on pieces make it fun and spices up an outfit. Votes: 1

The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more. Votes: 1

I walk around talking to myself in accents. Usually people look at me like I'm a complete fruit loop. Votes: 1

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. Votes: 1

I'm not against accents - my husband's from Lancashire and has a rural Lancs accent. We've just got back from Scotland yesterday, and I love that Highland burr. Votes: 1

The tricky thing becomes: Do you know yourself well enough to then portray that on screen? And for me, I find that really hard. I'd rather hide behind accents and funny walks. Votes: 1

When my grandfather died, I started adopting some of his accents, to sort of remind myself of him. A homage. He was a war hero, and he was really great with his hands. Votes: 1

I went through a lot of bullying early on. Girls made my life a living hell. We had come to America from a different country. My brother and I had accents. It was very tough. Votes: 1

I was always quite good with accents - I always had quite a good ear - so from the age of about 13, I used to do a lot of voiceover and dubbing for foreign films. Votes: 1

I do accents. Sometimes when I've had a few drinks, I speak in different accents all night long, and then at the end of an evening someone will say to me, 'Seriously, where are you from?' Votes: 1

Both my parents had heavy accents, and so did everybody they knew. It's a rhythm thing - people who speak English where they have to hesitate and think of the right word. And I think it rubbed off. Votes: 1

German accents and Hassidic accents aren't that romantic. They're more harsh. Although Hebrew, when spoken by certain people, sounds beautiful. There's this beautiful woman I know who speaks Hebrew, and when she speaks, it's so attractive. Maybe it's who's speaking it. Votes: 1

Maybe we've been brainwashed by 130 years of Yankee history, but Southern identity now has more to do with food, accents, manners, music than the Confederate past. It's something that's open to both races, a variety of ethnic groups and people who move here. Votes: 1

I knew at a young age that I wanted to do comedy, and maybe part of that was trying to fit in at school because I had a weird name, and my parents had these accents, and I was definitely a late bloomer. Votes: 1

Justin Timberlake is the single most talented human being I've ever met in my life, and it sickens me. He is, like, 12 years old or something! He has 0 percent body fat, he is musically gifted, he has a great ear for accents, and he is hilarious. Votes: 1

Because of my Asian-ness, I couldn't be anonymous - what I said, what I ate, what I did at the weekend were startlingly different to what everyone else did. I was also a performer, quick and chameleon-like, good at accents, so that made me stand out. Votes: 1

I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent; my relatives have thick accents. But sometimes you have to adjust when you go into the world of film, TV, theatre, in order to make it accessible to people. Votes: 1

I was very serene, and I still am, until I start talking in another voice, then suddenly I have a lot of volume and I'm frantic. But I didn't want to be one of those people who's always talking in accents in real life, so I started doing sketch comedy. Votes: 1

I love accents; I would love to find more characters with a variety of vocal intonations. It creates a character. It's like you're singing a song. Some people find their character through walking or movement - for me, voice is one of the ways I find parts of the character. Votes: 1

I didn't really like my Sydney accent - nobody likes the sound of their own voice - and when I was a little younger tried to change my accent gradually. But I've only ever really lived in Sydney and Los Angeles, so I haven't been influenced by the accents of some far-off land. Votes: 1

When you're traveling constantly, every day you become inspired, and it shows in my work, sonically, lyrically, visually. Conversations with women with different accents and stories told in those accents. I like to create characters based on different people I've met, and relationships. I like to tell stories loosely based on real-life events. Votes: 1

What is so weird is that young people who want to be 'celebrities' do not want to put in the hard work. They don't want to do the training, go to drama school, read Shakespeare, try different accents and study technique. They just want to be famous. It is not just in England; it's the same in America and all over Europe. Votes: 1

I can do accents really well. Votes: 0

In Australia, kids play in American accents. Votes: 0

It can get a bit boring working on accents. Votes: 0

Those English and Scottish know how to do accents. Votes: 0

Personally, just as an actor, I love accents; they're fun. Votes: 0

At my funeral, I want Meryl Streep crying in five different accents. Votes: 0

By weaker accents, what's your praise When Philomel her voice doth raise? Votes: 0

Music controls moods and accents life's moments. It's necessary for every situation. Votes: 0

I've heard some duff Irish accents. The worst must be Mickey Rourke. Votes: 0

Language and accents govern so much of how people think about other people. Votes: 0

I love accents. It's a great way to separate yourself when playing a role. Votes: 0

Do not allow the accents in the brass to produce space between the notes. Votes: 0

I like doing accents and I like learning as much as I can learn. Votes: 0

The only silver lining I can find is that British accents aren't sexy anymore. Votes: 0

I like doing accents and I like learning as much as I can learn Votes: 0

I like playing accents, and doing things like that, it was fun. It was fun. Votes: 0

Im a sucker for accents and any man who can actually sing and serenade you. Votes: 0

[Yankees] are pretty much like southerners except with worse manners, of course, and terrible accents. Votes: 0

I grew up in a lot of different places, so I pick up accents pretty quickly. Votes: 0

Their perfect English accents. As if serving all their vowels on a fine set of tongs. Votes: 0

The intricate engraving, fine lines, beading and milgrain accents echo an era defined by elaborate embellishments. Votes: 0

Form is expressed in the light tones by dark accents, in the dark tones by light accents. Votes: 0

I think American audiences are open to people with accents and different nationalities being on the screen. Votes: 0

The accents are really really funny. I think I could convince somebody I was from New Zealand. Votes: 0

Go boldly forth, my simple lay,Whose accents flow with artless ease,Like orient pearls at random strung. Votes: 0

The only reason I think I would marry a foreigner would be to have kids with weird accents. Votes: 0

The thing with being able to do accents is that it's still completely separate from being an actor. Votes: 0

I don't know what it is about accents that makes me want to get undressed and high-five myself. Votes: 0

There are definite vocal trends for every generation as well as accents and I'm not talking about regionalisms. Votes: 0

How many ages hence Shall this our lofty scene be acted over In states unborn and accents yet unknown! Votes: 0

Canadians are the people who learned to live without the bold accents of the natural ego-trippers of other lands. Votes: 0

I was born in Missouri, but I was raised in Detroit. One of my stock and trades is accents. Votes: 0

I know that Philadelphians hate New York actors passing off New York accents as Philadelphian when they are quite different. Votes: 0

When I lived in India, I'd speak like an Indian to get good prices while shopping. I'm good with accents. Votes: 0

There are words and accents by which this grief can be assuaged, and the disease in a great measure removed. Votes: 0

I don't think you see a pirate with a parrot on his shoulder, for example. And even with the accents. Votes: 0

I know noble accents And lucid, inescapable rhythms; But I know, too, That the blackbird is involved In what I know. Votes: 0

I love English girls! I adore all their different accents. Who knows, I could find a British girlfriend on my travels! Votes: 0

I love doing accents because it takes you one step away from yourself and allows you to embody someone else's character. Votes: 0

I can do Shakespeare, Ibsen, English accents, Irish accents, no accent, stand on my head, tap dance, sing, look 17 or look 70. Votes: 0

I love anything that kind of removes me from myself and employs something else. So, I love accents and I love pretending. Votes: 0

They have different accents in America " Brisbane smiled. "Just as we do here." I waved a hand. "They all sound alike to me. Votes: 0

I have to say that, though it sounds so superficial, the accent really does help. I like having accents preparing for a part. Votes: 0

Uncommon things that are attractive in women: a gap between the teeth... a unique fashion sense.... In MEN... a unique nose... or accents... Votes: 0

Mind you, if a blockbuster movie was offered, I wouldn't say no. I can do accents - I don't always have to be Scottish. Votes: 0

All my friends had grandparents who had accents. I thought all grandparents were supposed to have accents. My friends were all second-generation, as I was. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Mozart's music is the mysterious language of a distant spiritual kingdom, whose marvelous accents echo in our inner being and arouse a higher, intensive life. Votes: 0

Certainly people have said a lot of deeply unfortunate and stupid things in Southern accents, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the accent itself. Votes: 0

I think doing different accents is part of the job of acting really. It's something else that I quite enjoy the challenge of, to be honest. Votes: 0

I like doing accents. One of my friends works in hotel reservations and I'll ring her up and complain about the suite. Sometimes I get her. Votes: 0

I like things where I can do a physical transformation, and I love accents and voices, and I'm never going to play the same character twice. Votes: 0

It's a weird thing with accents. When I go home it gets a lot stronger, when I've had a few beers it gets a lot stronger. Votes: 0

Father of Light! great God of Heaven! Hear'st thou the accents of despair? Can guilt like man's be e'er forgiven? Can vice atone for crimes by prayer. Votes: 0

I've always felt very comfortable with accents. Once I get an accent, I can do it, and that's just something I've been able to do my whole life. Votes: 0

We hear foreign accents on CNN. It's crazy, it's wild, who knows, maybe they'll take you because you certainly don't fit in, in the American spectrum of news. Votes: 0

I grew up being fascinated by accents and dialects. One of the things that interested me were actors that were doing different characters, or sort of more caricatures. Votes: 0

It's actually reassuring to see people struggling to do our accent instead of us constantly trying to emulate British or American accents, which we are always asked to do. Votes: 0

We have so many American and English films in Australia that we hear those accents often, so they're not too hard to pick up, but it's always a challenge. Votes: 0

I like people and I like hearing their stories. The way that they deliver them is always very particular and I think that their accents are integral to that. Votes: 0

England is strictly class-based. What's surprising is how many films are still made with a load of people in silly frocks running around gardens and talking in middle-class accents. Votes: 0

If you listen to the way I speak, I have a lot of rhythm, use a lot of accents. When I'm playing my instrument, that concept comes through very clearly. Votes: 0

I love languages (I speak French and Spanish and have been studying Russian) and accents; so one definite dream role would be being able to combine those elements into a character. Votes: 0

I didn't bother with television myself because it consisted largely of windmills, puppets and pottery wheels, interspersed with elderly men smoking pipes while they discussed Harold Macmillan in Old Etonian accents. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I love accents - I wish I could find an accent for every one of my characters. It makes it so much easier when I don't have to hear my own voice. Votes: 0

When we first sold the Wallace and Gromit shorts to America, people suggested we get rid of the strange British accents and put clear American voices on them, and we held out. Votes: 0

I actually love working with accents. I don't know, something about it unlocks something in me. It makes me concentrate on getting into character a little more, helps me find a focus. Votes: 0

So shaken as we are, so wan with care, Find we a time for frighted peace to pant And breathe short-winded accents of new broils To be commenced in stronds afar remote. Votes: 0

I'm great at telling stories with the kids. I do all my different accents. We make our own stories up all the time, the four of us, me and Hannah and the kids. Votes: 0

He had a voice you couldn't miss: strong and penetrating with strange vowels that sounded different from the accents of other English speakers even to me. I later discovered that he was Canadian. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Gone! gone forever!-like a rushing wave Another year has burst upon the shore Of earthly being-and its last low tones, Wandering in broken accents in the air, Are dying to an echo. Votes: 0

I think being a character actor is exciting in that it allows you to embody completely different things, whether it's through wild accents or a crazy bad guy or a drunken good guy. Votes: 0

How come foreign accents are so sexy? If I say, 'I'm going to the store,' it sounds boring, benign and rudimentary. But if it's said with an accent, it sounds fundamentally cool. Votes: 0

Be kind to thy father, for when thou were young, who loved thee so fondly as he? He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, and joined in thy innocent glee. Votes: 0

The true mission of the violin is to imitate the accents of the human voice, a noble mission that has earned for the violin the glory of being called the king of instruments Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time in London when I was growing up and I've always picked up accents without even really meaning to. It used to get me into trouble as a child. Votes: 0

You can't live in a dialect without tremendous work. Like any muscle, accents and voices and languages are all formed out of the muscles that we have in our mouths and faces and tongues. Votes: 0

The trombone is the true head of the family of wind instruments... it has all the serious and powerful tones of sublime musical poetry, from religious, calm and imposing accents to savage, orgiastic outburst. Votes: 0

I know there are lots of regional accents in England, but I can't tell them apart and I'm not really aware of class. I don't pay any attention to those boundaries. I'm a California girl. Votes: 0

We all had to learn Southern accents. It wasn't a big research show. With the 'Wounded Knee' project, I locked myself in my apartment with history books so I would know what we're talking about. Votes: 0

I'm happy with my language progress - the only difficulty when I tour Premier League matches is that different people talk to me in different accents - and sometimes I can hardly understand a word! Votes: 0

My dad had such a cool job. When you're a voiceover actor, it's a whole different skill - you're bringing these huge, larger-than-life monsters and characters to life. And, also, you have to learn accents. Votes: 0