Quote

I'm a bit nerdy about accents. I love it.

I have always loved the fluidity of language - delighting in dialects, dictionaries, slang and neologisms.

I love playing characters with different accents. It's a lot of fun.

I've always had a penchant for dialects. I remember getting detention and being told, 'Have a think about where doing these funny voices might get you someday.'

I'm most comfortable with the Southern dialects, really. It's easy, for example, for me to do Irish because we've got Irish heritage where I come from.

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

I am very good with dialects, but the two that I can't do for some reason are the South African and Australian.

Personally, just as an actor, I love accents; they're fun.

I love learning about different dialects and I own all sorts of regional and time-period slang dictionaries. I often browse through relevant ones while writing a story. I also read a lot of diaries and oral histories.