"I'm aware now over the last 5 or 10 years that when you do an accent, you really have to kind of get down to the nitty gritty and go into the phonetics of it, if necessary. Find out not just the sounds but the rhythms and the music - or lack thereof - in a particular accent"
- Brendan Gleeson
About this Quote
In this quote, star Brendan Gleeson is reflecting on his experience with doing accents in movie and tv. He acknowledges that in the past 5 to 10 years, he has become more knowledgeable about the value of really comprehending and mastering an accent. He describes that it is not enough to simply mimic the noises of a specific accent, however rather one should delve into the details and intricacies of the phonetics, or sounds, of the accent. This consists of not only the sounds themselves, however likewise the rhythm and musicality of the accent. Gleeson stresses the significance of focusing on these subtleties in order to precisely portray a particular accent.
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