August 3, 2007
I was just hired to work with an up-and-coming actor named Robert Pattinson. He’s English and needs some help with an American accent, Pacific Northwest to be specific. Really excited to start working with him!
August 13, 2007
Things are going great with Robert! His cadence is a tad bit slow, but he says it works for the character who, “has a tortured soul, if he even has a soul.” He says listening to his co-star speak has also really helped with his brooding tone. Overall, I would say the accent is very convincing.
November 1, 2018
Got a call from an old friend today: Robert Pattinson! He is starring in a new film where he will be playing French royalty, so I’m going to have to brush up on my français. I’ve already bought twelve packs of cigarettes to try get the right timbre and have been watching edits of Timothée Chalamet speaking French nonstop!
November 5, 2018
Helping Robert with French is proving to be a bit trickier than I anticipated. I gave him materials to review, but he says he find it most helpful to watch Sacha Baron Cohen doing a French accent in the film Ricky Bobby at 2x speed. I’m a bit worried to be honest…
November 10, 2018
Had a break through with Robert today! He came to rehearsal fully prepared and is taking the role very seriously. He didn’t let me hear the accent because he says he wants it to sound un-rehearsed when he films. He assured me, though, that it has a certain *~*je ne sais quois.
October 31, 2019
Robert’s film comes out tomorrow on Netflix! Can’t wait to hear his French!
November 1, 2019
What the fuck did I just watch.
February 3, 2019
Got a call from Robert’s manager today saying he needs help with a southern accent for a new role. I was surprised to say the very least, given the falling out we had last year. I’m not so sure this is Robert’s idea though…
February 5, 2019
Got a call from Robert today. Just as I suspected, he says he doesn’t need my help and that I will only hurt his artistic process. He says it is much more helpful for him to imagine what an Adam Sandler character would sound like with a French accent and go from there. I wish him the very best.
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