The thing with being able to do accents is that it's still completely separate from being an actor.
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Personally, just as an actor, I love accents; they're fun.
When I first tried the American accent, for a moment I thought I could never be an actor because I just could not do it. But then I thought, 'Okay, it'll just be something that I work at until I get it.'
I think when you have to train an accent, it just takes you absolutely into another spectrum of the character.
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.
Accents are always difficult in their way, but as long as you're not throwing an audience off with it, then that's all it should be.
I know there are some actors who won't switch their accents off when they're on set and like to be called by their character's names. That works for them, and that's great.
People say I've 'retained' my Cockney accent. I can do any accent, but I wanted other working-class boys to know that they could become actors.
Accents can be a great tool to tell a story - but if you do it wrong, it pulls you right out of the movie.
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.
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