Funny enough, every role that I have had, I try to tone down my accent or speak with better diction.
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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.
Doing an accent removes you from yourself and reminds you, every instant, that you're playing a part.
I think when you have to train an accent, it just takes you absolutely into another spectrum of the character.
Voices are always a challenge. I always have to work at each accent I do.
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.
My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know.
In the end, to do a good accent, you just have to be a good listener.
It has to be a very specific role for me because of my accent. I can't complain; I've been working since I got to LA. But it is hard. I have no training as an actress so I try whatever I do like school, because I'm learning.
I love accents. It's a great way to separate yourself when playing a role.
Unless it's a specific accent, or something about physicality you have to change, I am generally not such a conscious actor.