I don't understand why the accent you speak in has to indicate what level of intellect you have.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
Americans always ask how much I love my accent, and I don't get that - I think I sound like a school teacher.
In the end, to do a good accent, you just have to be a good listener.
When you speak in another accent, it affects you. You can't help but be changed by it.
It's easier to act in your own accent.
When I'm doing an accent, you shouldn't notice it for a while, if I'm doing it right.
I can do accents really well.
No one understands my accent. I'm constantly going to auditions and being told they don't like how I talk. You have to live with criticism, and I don't take it personally.
I used to say that whenever people heard my Southern accent, they always wanted to deduct 100 IQ points.
I think when you have to train an accent, it just takes you absolutely into another spectrum of the character.