Alessandro Nivola Quotes

I have always like doing accents; I find it much easier to get into character for me.

I love doing impressions and I love doing accents.

American actors who voice animated movies are so brilliant at it, because by the nature of American speak, it's full of energy and full of commitment. And as a British actor, we have to kind of learn that.

I'm always telling students when I do a master class on audiobooks: 'Watch Meryl Streep. Watch her disappear into a role; watch what she does.'

Accents are very tangible, blessedly, and if you have to do one, it's a way of getting into character. I can read it through a few times and pretend I know what I'm doing!

I was always quite good with accents - I always had quite a good ear - so from the age of about 13, I used to do a lot of voiceover and dubbing for foreign films.

I can do so many accents that I'll never be able to use. There aren't casting calls for a black guy to play a Scottish highlander. I can hope. I've got my brogue ready. I just need the opportunity!

I actually love working with accents. I don't know, something about it unlocks something in me. It makes me concentrate on getting into character a little more, helps me find a focus.

Nobody is more truthful when he's acting than De Niro.

Good actors, you always know what they're thinking. That's why they're good actors.

It was interesting doing impressions as somebody else doing impressions. Normally, I'll do a voice, and it's me doing the voice. To have to be Robin Williams doing the voice was an interesting sort of study in getting into somebody's head.

It's true I have a hard time with the notion of creating a character. And I feel it's a limit. I'm always really impressed by actors who are able to construct a character, like Johnny Depp.

I like playing accents, and doing things like that, it was fun. It was fun.

You have to do real acting, not just do a voice.

I'm not a very good impersonator, my friends maybe, but not famous people.

I like to mumble when I act, 'cause I think it's more realistic. For some reason, the impediment has given me the accent of a Mexican gangster.

I don't do impressions.

The fun part about doing voiceovers and all that stuff is that you're not yourself; you're some other looking thing and sounding thing and whatever else.

Accents. I'm very good with accents. I'm exceedingly good.

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

When I talk about character work, I don't really feel like i do much as an actor when I look at other great actors who win big awards for doing incredible transformations.

Andy Serkis is one of the best actors I have ever worked with. He might be the best actor I have ever worked with.

I just can't imagine having to do an accent all the time - like, in your whole career.

When I'm playing an American, I don't play Lennie with an American accent. They're American characters who look like me, but they have different voices.

I did accents and funny voices for the family when I was growing up.