Famous Quotes & Sayings

Brion James

I'm a parrot. I can pick up an accent and just do it.

Lake Bell

When I do an accent I commit fully and take it very seriously.

Nick Park

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.

Nick DeWitz

I've never been a post-up player. I think of posting up as something that accents my game. I didn't want to be put there at first. I'm not David Lucas and I'm not Kyle Jeffers. I do a little bit of everything. Basically, it was finding my role on the team because it changed from last year. I'm just trying to adapt to it. I'm not going to play post ever again in my life.

Margot Robbie

Something I realized when I moved to America: people get these general American accents, but when they get angry or upset or excited, their original accents come out. It's something I noticed with my manager, because he's from New York, and the first time he got angry, he suddenly had this accent.

The Weeknd

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.

Anthony LaPaglia

My accent's become a weird hybrid.

Anthony LaPaglia

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.

Mia Wasikowska

Doing an accent removes you from yourself and reminds you, every instant, that you're playing a part.

Chuck Inglish

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

Mike Shanahan

When he's in there, there is a presence. He really picks up our team.

Anthony Johnson

That made a big difference. They come out there, starting it up, and everyone else picks it up.

Martha Graham

You don't pick dance. Dance picks you.

Magic Johnson

You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.

Derek Blasberg

I feel like I have been portrayed as if I was standing outside Cipriani hoping someone picks me as their plus-one.

Richard Avedon

Any artist picks and chooses what they want to paint or write about or say. Photographers are the same.

Janet Frank

When (Life Flight) picks up a patient, they have nothing to do with money. When they're called, they pick the person up.