Margot Robbie on Neighbors accent
Margot Robbie admits she hasn't attempted an Australian accent since filming Neighbors and isn't sure if she could pull it off anymore. She describes her old voice as deeply rooted in Queensland, noting it was so strong the production team felt compelled to hire a dialect coach for the movie. The reason given was that her natural delivery was too Australian for the role, requiring a specific drama school style where words are finished clearly. Robbie recalls being told she couldn't hear how bad her own accent sounded, with the crew bluntly stating she was awful to listen to before sending her away to work with a woman who would help round out her speech.
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English or American for the most part, right? That's crazy. Yeah, I haven't done really an Aussie accent since I was on Neighbours. And I don't know if I could now because I'd feel so like... Yeah. But this isn't as Queensland as a Queensland, as like my accent used to be so strong. Yeah, you have to put it... Is this thing true? That when you were on Neighbours, they get... Yes, they got a dialect coach for me. Oh, I love that. They got a dialect coach for me because I was too Australian for Neighbours. Because you have to have a drama school accent. You have to finish your words. And I couldn't hear that I had a bad accent. I was like, what do you mean? What are you doing? And they were like, you're just awful to listen to. I'm going to send you off to work with this woman, and it'll round out your
