Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ashley Bell

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.

Charlize Theron

She made that accent famous in 'Fargo,' ... But we agreed to tone it down a little - so we didn't get laughs.

Most of us don't think forwarding a racist joke or speaking in an insulting 'comedic' accent is appropriate at the workplace. Unfortunately, for those raised in the toxic culture of conservatism, the sort of mentality that leads government employees to do those things is widespread.

Bruce Beresford

So I said to the production company, 'what are we going to Canada for if we're not going to use local actors?' And they said to me - and this was something that I was unaware of - 'the accent is different.' And I said, being from Australia, 'what a load of nonsense.' But after I had been here for a few weeks I realized that this was indeed true, the accent is different.

Francis Spufford

Christianity is a religion of continuity and discontinuity as well. It's about what stays the same and what changes in the twinkling of an eye. Both are necessary truths, but sometimes it's important to accentuate the discontinuity, the sudden leap, the way you go up a tree, Zacchaeus, and come down a saint.

Rose McIver

I had to do a Northern England accent once, and I didn't have much time, so I went and pored through YouTube. There are all sorts of resources out there. The Internet has made that much more affordable. Don't break your neck to spend your money.

That's always a starting point of conversation when you find somebody with the same accent as you.

It's probably because of my country accent and because I study quite a bit. My head is always in some textbook.

The nice thing about blazers is that they can accentuate all body types, whether you are a little portly, taller, or even if you are short. But it is really important to get a jacket that fits well.

Emily Mortimer

The odd thing is if you asked me to do the accent now I would find it very difficult unless I was also playing that part, because I associate it so much with entering into the role and stepping into someone else's shoes.

Edmund White

It's true that Paris is made up of equal parts of social conservatism and anarchic experimentation, but foreigners never quite know where to place the moral accent mark.

Thomas Campion

Follow your saint, follow with accents sweet; / Haste you, sad notes, fall at her flying feet.

Summer Phoenix

I'm good with accents and stuff; it's mostly that I have a really good Spanish accent, so it sounds like I speak a lot better than I do.

Allison Tolman

For me and accent work, I think once you've figured out where that energy is, where the sound is in your throat or your mouth, it's a whole lot easier to do.

Stephen Mangan

My upbringing is so fundamentally different to my parents'. It must be strange to look at your child who not only speaks with a different accent but has a totally different view of the world.

Jean Reno

I have a strong accent; it limits the roles, of course it does. I guess if I had moved to America a long time ago maybe my accent would have got less.

Gregg Sulkin

I've played American characters so many times now, it's so natural to me. But when I play American, I stay in the American accent from the minute I get the job till the minute I wrap.

Jeff Foxworthy

When I first started out, being from the South and going to New York or Chicago, people kept telling me to get voice lessons and 'lose that stupid accent you got.' And I'm like, 'Well, where I come from, you have the stupid accent.'

Dick Van Patten

You have a laugh line; don't accentuate it. You get a bigger laugh.

Emily Dickinson

What fortitude the Soul contains, / That it can so endure / The accent of a coming Foot-- / The opening of a Door.

Rod Steiger

For that matter, who knows if Jesus had an accent or not? You know, so... you just play it as you play any character, any other part.

Martin Freeman

I've not been called on to do a lot of accent work.

Daniel Boulud

Balthazar has a great New York vibe with the accent of a Parisian brasserie. I usually have the corned beef hash with a fried egg on top and wash it all down with Krug Champagne.

Herbie Hancock

And I just practiced on it and practiced on it. I found a lot of little things about details, about accents and how much of an accent to make.

Rebecca Jones

A lot of people now are using the island as an accent piece. It's in the same wood species, but with a different color and a different finish.

They have fabulous British accents and they are really fun with their British invasion music.

Jaime King

I like doing accents and I like learning as much as I can learn

Julia Roberts

I'd tell her, 'Cover your tracks. Accentuate the positive. Appreciate things. Just know that every single moment of anything remotely good is a gift.'

Adrian McKinty

I speak with a Northern Irish accent with a tinge of New York. My wife has a bit of a Boston accent; my oldest daughter talks with a Denver accent, and my youngest has a true blue Aussie accent. It's complicated.

The 'y'all' Southern accent turned things even harder for me. Now I am getting good at it.

Jason Mitchell

You can't be Eazy-E and not move a certain way, basically. So, I studied the culture of it, and also, one of my uncles is from L.A., and he's great. He was like my performance coach. He helped me get the lingo down pat. He helped me get a lot of things down pat because I would talk in that accent for 10 hours a day.

Hector Moreno

We wanted to address the Latino female audience so the clothes have accents and detail from Latin culture. Erika designs the clothing in the U.S. and sends it to Colombia, her hometown, where her mother's company manufactures it.

Adrian Smith

To me, anyone with an Australian accent wielding a tennis racket is cool.