Accents Quotes - Page 21

• Accents are funny in that they have this odd draw for us, yet we forget we have one, too. No one is without an accent, but the one you’ve got seems like oatmeal to their caviar.

  Deb Caletti

  Oatmeal, Caviar, Forget

  Deb Caletti (2012). “Stay”, p.56, Simon and Schuster

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• A picture is a thing which requires as much knavery, as much malice, and as much vice as the perpetration of a crime. Make it untrue and add an accent of truth.

  Edgar Degas

  Vices, Knavery, Add

  Robert Hale Ives Gammell, Edgar Degas (1961). “The shop-talk of Edgar Degas”

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• I'm an actor, in particular, that likes to have a mask or something that can help me distance myself from the character. Like the moustache or an accent.

  Corey Stoll

  Distance, Character, Mustache

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• I’m avampire. I havesecret powers ,” he said with a full-on fake Transylvanian accent, which he dropped to say, “Actually, your mom let me in.

  Rachel Caine

  Mom, Fake, Said

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• I have mastered many things in my life. Navigating the streets of London, speaking French without an accent, dancing the quadrille, the Japanese art of flower arranging, lying at charades, concealing a highly intoxicated state, delighting young women with my charms..." Tessa stared. "Alas," he went on, "no one has ever actually referred to me as 'the master,' or 'the magister,' either. More's the pity.

  Cassandra Clare

  Art, Lying, Flower

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• I was also going to give a graduation speech in Arizona this weekend. But with my accent, I was afraid they would try to deport me.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Weekend, Giving, Trying

  "Arnold Schwarzenegger Jokes About Arizona In Emory Commencement Speech: They’d Deport Me". www.huffingtonpost.com. May 25, 2011.

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• When I first moved to LA, no one could understand a thing I said, you would think I was speaking another language. Every time I would order something at Starbucks, they would go, 'Huh? What did you say?' My accent was an issue and my low voice was as well. They thought I should be more girlie. But that's who I am.

  Miley Cyrus

  Thinking, Who I Am, Order

  Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 20, 2008.

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• He rose to his feet and padded down the last few steps silently, came up behind Kim, and leaned over her to say, “I vant to drink your blood” in a heavy, fake Dracula accent. She shrieked, flailed, and a zombie ate her brains on-screen."!

  Rachel Caine

  Blood, Feet, Rose

  Rachel Caine (2009). “Fade Out: The Morganville Vampires”, p.75, Penguin

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• It meant that she belonged some place. She was a Brooklyn girl with a Brooklyn name and a Brooklyn accent. She didn't want to change into a bit of this and a bit of that.

  Betty Smith

  Girl, Names, Brooklyn

  BETTY SMITH (1943). “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”

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• Both of you’ll just have to believe me. Emma’s one of those women who was born with… The thing is, the minute a heterosexual man looks at her, all he can think about is – well, her mouth, and – ” “Emma?” Torie’s own mouth gaped in astonishment. Patrick crossed his legs. “Maybe we’re not talking about the same person. British accent? Good appetite? Hums songs from The Lion King when she doesn’t think anybody’s listening?

  Susan Elizabeth Phillips

  Song, Kings, Believe

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• Barrons has something the rest of us don't have. I don't know what it is, but I feel it all the time, especially when we're standing close. Beneath the expensive clothes, unplaceable accent, and cultured veneer, there's something that never crawled all the way out of the swamp. It didn't want to. It likes it there.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Clothes, Swamps, Want

  Karen Marie Moning (2007). “Bloodfever: Fever Series”, p.19, Delacorte Press

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• Watching Italians eat (especially men, I have to say) is a form of tourism the books don't tell you about. They close their eyes, raise their eyebrows into accent marks, and make sounds of acute appreciation. It's fairly sexy. Of course I don't know how these men behave at home, if they help with the cooking or are vain and boorish and mistreat their wives. I realized Mediterranean cultures have their issues. Fine, don't burst my bubble. I didn’t want to marry these guys, I just wanted to watch. (p. 247)

  Barbara Kingsolver

  Sexy, Appreciation, Book

  Barbara Kingsolver (2010). “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: Our Year of Seasonal Eating”, p.247, Faber & Faber

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• The answer came to me before I'd even finished asking myself the question. I couldn't be Mason's girlfriend because when I imagined someone holding me and whispering dirty things in my ear, he had a Russian accent.

  Richelle Mead

  Girlfriend, Dirty, Asking

  Richelle Mead (2013). “Vampire Academy: The Complete Collection”, p.106, Penguin

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• "Things have a life of their own," the gypsy proclaimed with a harsh accent. "It's simply a matter of waking up their souls."

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez

  Philosophical, Soul, Wake Up

  "One Hundred Years of Solitude". Book by Gabriel García Márquez, 1967.

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• In my opinion, the trombone is the true head of the family of wind instruments, which I have named the 'epic' one. It possesses nobility and grandeur to the highest degree; it has all the serious and powerful tones of sublime musical poetry, from religious, calm and imposing accents to savage, orgiastic outburst. Directed by the will of the master, the trombones can chant like a choir of priests, threaten, utter gloomy sighs, a mournful lament, or a bright hymn of glory; they can break forth into awe-inspiring cries and awaken the dead or doom the living with their fearful voices.

  Hector Berlioz

  Music, Religious, Powerful

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• I've never had my own accent in a film. It's something I schedule into my preparation. That's one of my favorite things, hearing all the voices.

  Andrea Riseborough

  Voice, Preparation, Schedules

  Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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• That could sound arrogant, I guess, but sometimes I feel like I have a bit of a Zelig thing. I'll blend in wherever. I'm from the South, so I'll have a Southern accent when I'm home. But if I'm up here in New York, I have a British accent.

  Michael Shannon

  New York, Home, Southern

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Because I had an accent, people had this impression that I was dumb.

  Wilmer Valderrama

  People, Dumb, Impression

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• What must it be like to live in Rush Limbaughs world? A world where when anyone other than conservative, white men attempts to do anything or enter any profession, be it business, politics, art or sports, the only reason theyre allowed entry or, incredibly, attain excellence is because the standard was lowered. Be they liberals, people of color, women, the poor or anyone with an accent.... Edgy, controversial, brilliant. What a way to shake up intelligent sports commentary. Hitler would have killed in talk radio. He was edgy, too.

  Nancy Giles

  Sports, Art, Intelligent

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• I've never played Scots or got the chance to do my Scottish accent. I'm always trying it out in auditions, but they always say no. I'd love to act in a Scottish accent for once.

  Callum Keith Rennie

  Always Trying, Auditions, Chance

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• Funny enough, every role that I have had, I try to tone down my accent or speak with better diction.

  Djimon Hounsou

  Trying, Tone, Diction

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Accents are very sexy. American girls who speak French are very attractive to a Frenchman. Anything exotic or different is attractive.

  Gilles Marini

  Girl, Sexy, Speaks French

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• I lost the accent years ago, but I'm still very proud to be Scottish, and I love wearing a kilt.

  Steve Valentine

  Years, Proud, Kilts

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• I can do Shakespeare, Ibsen, English accents, Irish accents, no accent, stand on my head, tap dance, sing, look 17 or look 70.

  Diane Ladd

  Looks, Irish Accent, Tap Dance

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• I grew up in a lot of different places, so I pick up accents pretty quickly.

  Ruth Negga

  Different, Grew Up, Picks

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