SCOTTISH actor Jack Lowden has revealed the fun he has with his accent in England after he got “bored” with people not understanding him.
The Slow Horses and Dunkirk star spoke of how he rarely gets to use his Scottish accent both on and off screen.
Appearing on The Graham Norton show, the actor was asked if he gets to use his accent much on screen.
He replied: “No, I very rarely get to use it, and it’s not because I want to be Scottish and things it’s just because I want to use my own accent.
“I just think you can tap into your creativity a lot quicker in your own accent.”
He added that “even in real life” he sometimes doesn’t use it too often.
“Even when I’m down here [in England], I don’t use it as much”, Lowden explained.
However, he then revealed the brilliant way he keeps himself entertained when people are unable to understand him.
Lowden said: “When I go into a shop now, I purposely try to say something whimsical at first.
“So I’ll go in and I’ll go ‘which way does the wind blow’.”
Then, speaking in a voice drastically different from his own, he said: “They’ll go 'what' and I'll go, ‘do you do oat milk’ and just see what I can get away with because they’re never going to understand.
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“But yeah I don’t get to use it enough and it is a nice accent.”
The story was clearly enjoyed by other guests on the show, including Oscar nominees Michelle Yeoh and Austin Butler.
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