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

Accents can be a great tool to tell a story - but if you do it wrong, it pulls you right out of the movie.

Doing an accent removes you from yourself and reminds you, every instant, that you're playing a part.

I love accents; I would love to find more characters with a variety of vocal intonations. It creates a character. It's like you're singing a song. Some people find their character through walking or movement - for me, voice is one of the ways I find parts of the character.

Accents are very easy for me. With me, it's clothing and makeup and hair and all that stuff that inform how the character moves and feels.

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.

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

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.