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.
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The thing with being able to do accents is that it's still completely separate from being an actor.
Personally, just as an actor, I love accents; they're fun.
I'm in four different films this year, and I have four different accents. I sound different in every film. You have to love a character to play it well, and change in my work is what I want.
I did use my own accent in a play once. It's a very freeing, liberating experience. Actors are often asked to adopt a different accent, and sometimes a different voice, so when that's taken away and you don't have to think about it, that's a lovely thing.
I think when you have to train an accent, it just takes you absolutely into another spectrum of the character.
Unless it's a specific accent, or something about physicality you have to change, I am generally not such a conscious actor.
I love accents. It's a great way to separate yourself when playing a role.
I can't do an accent unless I'm on the set. I forget how to do it until I'm on the set.
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.
All actors have to change their name.
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