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I love accents. It's a great way to separate yourself when playing a role.

I think when you have to train an accent, it just takes you absolutely into another spectrum of the character.

When you speak in another accent, it affects you. You can't help but be changed by it.

In the end, to do a good accent, you just have to be a good listener.

It's easier to act in your own accent.

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.

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 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.

To be honest, accents are one of those things for me, personally, that usually come quite naturally by just listening to the people.