Austin Butler His portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s musical-drama biopic earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Film on Tuesday night. “Elvis” However, while some viewers praised Butler’s recent accomplishments, many were distracted by his acceptance speech.
What he said was not a big deal, how he said it Butler still speaks with a distinctive accent. Namely, the accent he used to play Mississippi-born Presley in the film.
“My boy, my boy. Oh man, all my words are leaving me. I am so grateful right now,” said Butler spoke to the crowd, speaking in Elvis’ iconic Southern Drool. “I’m in this room full of heroes, Brad.” [Pitt], I love you.Quentin [Tarantino]At age 12, I printed out the script for Pulp Fiction. I can’t believe I’m here now.”
Listen to the full acceptance speech.
Butler’s accent first made headlines three years ago when the 31-year-old actor was preparing and filming his biopic. His everyday voice quickly blended into that of Elvis, and he frequently appeared in interviews. “Saturday Night Live” hosting gig.
“I still don’t think I sound like him. people Backstage after the speech. “I liken it to when someone has lived in another country for a long time and spent three years where that was the only focus of their life…”
In a 2022 interview GQThe actor revealed that his intense commitment to his role ultimately didn’t touch his own identity.
he repeated his feelings while talking to ELLE Australia in Junehe said, “Considering that he hasn’t done anything else for two years, I’m not surprised fans are talking about his accent change. [apart from working on ‘Elvis’]This is the “big chunk of life”.
Butler continued, “I’m a shy person, so I have to listen to snippets of Elvis in order to be on stage and in front of a crowd. There are names everywhere and triggers.” There is. You spend a lot of time obsessing over one thing. It’s really like a muscle habit. Your mouth can change. It’s pretty amazing. I have played many roles.
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Adopting an accent isn’t a new phenomenon, but it’s certainly surprising that it’s so prominent, like a celebrity like Butler, whose childhood accent was clearly not Elvis-like. per CrowdMimicking people’s accents is actually more common than we think. It is believed that if you want to please or blend in, you are more likely to want to blend in with the crowd, and that extends to accents wherever possible.” Mimicking “is a fairly powerful part of human interaction, but it can only emerge if you spend long periods of time with people who have radically different accents.”
there is also “Chameleon Effect” “By mimicking other people’s gestures, body positions, head tilts, voice adjustments, and yes, accents, I’m trying to make myself look more like them. Hopefully less threatening and It looks more likeable.”
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In Butler’s case, his Elvis accent appears to be the result of years of intense method acting. In an interview on the Golden Globes red carpet, Butler told Laverne Cox It’s hard for him to talk about the change in his voice:
“It’s like growing up like a child, and for that you have to draw lines on the wall,” he said. “I can’t think too deeply about it. It’s just the process that I don’t see the difference.”
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