I can't do an accent unless I'm on the set. I forget how to do it until I'm on the set.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Doing an accent removes you from yourself and reminds you, every instant, that you're playing a part.
Work on the accent, it will enliven the whole.
When I'm doing an accent, you shouldn't notice it for a while, if I'm doing it right.
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.
In the end, to do a good accent, you just have to be a good listener.
I love accents. It's a great way to separate yourself when playing a role.
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.
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.
I'm not foreign enough to play foreigners... I have sort of a mid-Atlantic British accent that puts me in the middle of everything, so they don't know quite where to put me.
I can do accents really well.