“Well, English is no problem for me because I am actually English. My whole family are English; I was brought up listening to various forms of the English accent. Obviously there are more specific ones that get a little bit tricky. Same with American stuff. But because in Australia we're so inundated with American culture, television, this that and the other, everyone in Australia can do an American accent. It's just second nature.” WellsLittlesWholeProblemFormCultureStuffBitsCan DoTelevisionListeningLittle BitVariousAustraliaAccentsNo ProblemAmerican CultureTrickyWhole Family Author:Guy Pearce
“We were a Western civilisation, an English speaking civilisation, both NZ and Australia, and we had all these influences coming from both Great Britain and America to us; sending us their culture in the shape and form of movies and television.” AmericaFormCultureInfluenceTelevisionShapesWesternBritainAustraliaCivilisationGreat BritainEnglish SpeakingBritain And America Author:Richard O'Brien
“Even in Australia I'd say 80 percent of our television was American. I grew up watching Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone. I used to sit with my mum when I was just nine years old, trying to guess what the twist would be. I love that kind of thing.” TryingYearsKindWould BeUsedTelevisionGrewGrew UpPercentNineZoneAustraliaTwilightMumTwistsNine YearsHitchcockTwilight Zone Author:Jacki Weaver
“Because in Australia we're so inundated with American culture, television, this that and the other, everyone in Australia can do an American accent. It's just second nature.” CultureCan DoTelevisionAustraliaAccentsAmerican Culture Author:Guy Pearce