But I'd say 'How to Make It in America' is the most accurate depiction of the New York hipster community on television for sure.
Lake BellA friend of mine told me, you know your obsession with girls who talk like sexy babies? You have to put that into your script.
Lake BellWhen I'm tired of taking on too much responsibility as a director I then look for an acting gig.
Lake BellI vowed to never use my American accent, and I didn't. Even going to get the paper in the morning to buying milk down at the shop, getting a cab, wherever.
Lake BellI'm a music person. Music is, for me, the best way to cure any sort of anxiety or icky feelings. I think it immediately takes you out of your element and makes some other person do the work for your thoughts.
Lake BellI worked with an amazing dialect coach named Jill McCullough. We did Skype sessions while I was shooting "No Escape" in Thailand, actually. So three times a week I would have long, two-hour sessions with her just working on the nuance of the accent, which I had had a huge background in because I went to drama school in England for four years.
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