In Reply to: agree, and his phony accent did not help, either. posted by Duilawyer on April 6, 2005 at 06:46:46:
or vice-versa. It isn't the accent, per se, that trips the actor up, it's the linguistic cadence. The rhythm is the hardest thing to learn in most languages; kind of like dancing with a tongue.
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- It is very hard for an Englishman to play an American - tinear 07:02:47 04/06/05 (12)
- Have you by any chance caught the series House? - Audiophilander 10:49:38 04/07/05 (2)
- Hugh Laurie was brilliant in the BlackAdder series - grinagog 20:13:12 04/07/05 (1)
- Re: Hugh Laurie was brilliant in the BlackAdder series - Ears 01:24:34 04/08/05 (0)
- Re:But check out - rico 10:47:06 04/06/05 (4)
- sure, but Michael Caine in the "Around the Bend" playing a Southerner. - Duilawyer 19:51:59 04/06/05 (0)
- Even better, Dominic West in The Wire. nt - clarkjohnsen 18:40:09 04/06/05 (0)
- Re:But check out - jamesgarvin 11:49:27 04/06/05 (1)
- Or Tim Roth who seems permanently "American" cast (nt) - grinagog 21:48:16 04/06/05 (0)
- Re: It is very hard for an Englishman to play an American - patrickU 07:53:17 04/06/05 (3)
- Shocking but true: of the 5 boys Barrie was so close to, - tinear 08:32:15 04/06/05 (2)
- Re: Shocking but true: of the 5 boys Barrie was so close to, - patrickU 09:36:22 04/06/05 (1)
- Heck no! YOU think of 'em... nt - tinear 15:51:20 04/06/05 (0)