“I learned how to get rid of the Southern accent when I was, like, 11 years old and living in New York for the summer doing modeling and commercials and auditioning for Broadway. The mother I lived with for the summer taught me how to drop my Southern accent.” YearsMotherNew YorkTaughtSummerSouthernAccentsBroadwayModelingSouthern Accent Author:Nikki DeLoach
“People say we're all identical, but Jennifer Lopez is an American. She's from New York. She doesn't have an accent. Some of these Latin people - their Spanish is pathetic. They learned it when they became famous as Latinos.” PeopleNew YorkLatinAccentsPatheticLatinoIdenticalJennifer Author:Salma Hayek
“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.” IfsFeelsSometimesHomeBitsSoundNew YorkSouthBritishSouthernArrogantAccentsSouthern Accent Author:Michael Shannon
“I don't believe in the so-called Latino explosion when it comes to movies. Jennifer Lopez doesn't have an accent. She grew up in New York speaking English, not Spanish. Her success is very important because she represents a different culture, but it doesn't help me.” BelieveImportantDifferentHelpingCultureNew YorkGrewGrew UpDon't BelieveHelp MeAccentsExplosionsLatinoDifferent CulturesJennifer Author:Salma Hayek
“I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear, I like my toast done on one side. And you can hear it in my accent when I talk, I'm an Englishman in New York. See me walking down Fifth Avenue, a walking cane here at my side. I take it everywhere I walk, I'm an Englishman in New York. I'm an alien I'm a legal alien, I'm an Englishman in New York.” DoneSidesWalksNew YorkWalkingDrinkTravelDearCoffeeAliensTeaAccentsFifthAvenuesEnglishmenToastsFifth Avenue Author:Sting
“The universe has fascinated mankind for many, many years, dating back to the very earliest episodes of Star Trek, when the brave crew of the Enterprise set out, wearing pajamas, to explore the boundless voids of space, which turned out to be as densely populated as Queens, New York. Virtually every planet they found was inhabited, usually by evil beings with cheap costumes and Russian accents, so finally the brave crew of the Enterprise returned to Earth to gain weight and make movies.” YearsEarthUniverseEvilFoundStarsSpaceMankindNew YorkPlanetsGainsWeightDatingBraveQueensEnterpriseFascinatedVoidEpisodesAccentsCrewCostumesBoundlessPajamas Book:Dave Barry's Greatest Hits Source: Dave Barry's Greatest Hits