There are many times where even I, at certain points in the evening, after a few drinks, can't pronounce my own surname.
I've been banging on about doing stuff in Birmingham for years and years, and everyone says 'We can't, it's the accent thing.' For some reason it's a very difficult accent to get right, harder even than Geordie.
When I first got out of drama school, my original manager tried to get me to change my name because people were having trouble spelling it and saying it.
My name is Zach Galifianakis and I hope I'm pronouncing that right. I'm named after my granddad, my middle name. My name is Zach Granddad Galifianakis.
I get called Jacqueline Bissette in America. In France, I get called Jackie Bisset. And actually, it is Jacqueline Bisset, which is not that easy to say.
Introductions are always weird for me because my name is Hari and it's constantly mispronounced. 'Hurry', 'Hairy' - there are different ways to screw it up, and it leads to these awkward conversations.
I speak a little bit of French and German, but apparently, I'm really bad at Dutch. The pronunciations are quite hard. I tried to say 'hello' in Dutch, and it did not work. People were just like, 'What?'
We all have days where we can't pronounce things or give it the emotion it deserves.
There's an inverse relationship between my temper and my ability to control my accent. If you hear me say 'Fiddledeedee', run for the hills, because I'm getting ready to take out bystanders.
My heritage, many generations back, is Dutch and it was fun to go where nobody asked me how to pronounce my name.
I am very good with dialects, but the two that I can't do for some reason are the South African and Australian.
In America, people really struggle with my name, so I don't have a nickname as such. I've had Sharlito, Sheldon, Charldo, really interesting variations on the name. Some of them can get it, but many can't.
I have a difficult time doing an Irish accent; even now, it kind of fades slowly into Scottish.
For me, Malayalam is a difficult language. It has got a lot of tongue-twisting words.
It's a tough accent. It's difficult for actors who are not Kiwis.
French is, in many ways, more difficult for an English-speaking person to sing. It is so full of complex and trying vowels. It requires the utmost subtlety.
My name is very specific to my family. I'm very proud of being Nigerian. I understand that most people can't pronounce it, but that's OK.
I find Spanish really difficult. They speak so quickly, whereas in German it's very clear what they're saying. It's easier to repeat.
I find the scouse accent a bit difficult, but I will try my best.
