"Most American actors signal "intelligence" by adopting an overarticulated style of speech that often comes across as an "English accent." This is the usual pattern for evil geniuses in bad movies — so much so that they often simply cast an English actor in the role."
"I shouldn't be saying this - high treason, really - but I sometimes wonder if Americans aren't fooled by our accent into detecting brilliance that may not really be there."
"Sure, you had us fooled for a while while you were on CNN because, over here, we just assume anyone with a British accent knows what they’re talking about. But now [that] you’re back over there, you sound like any other wanker."
— Seth Meyers on Piers Morgan, Late Night
Zach: Why the hell does he sound British now?!
Scientist: Woody's a stupid person, and that's what stupid people think smart people sound like. So it's basically dumb Woody's version of smart Woody.
Scientist: Woody's a stupid person, and that's what stupid people think smart people sound like. So it's basically dumb Woody's version of smart Woody.
"I should know, I'm an expert. Can't you tell by my accent?"
"Like Piers Morgan, Milo is proof that Americans are so enamored by an English accent — believing it to be a sign of uncommon intelligence — that even if what comes out of their mouth-hole is content-less bullshit, the hicks are still dazzled."
