You know how long it took me to smooth out that accent? I'll tell you how long. One year. You know how we did it? We gave her French lessons. Yeah. Figured once she could imitate French, she'd have no trouble imitating English.

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You can hear this line at 00:29:49 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- I mean, you gotta be sensitive to like the kid, you know what I mean? It's what you call a touch, a streak of the poet, you know what I mean?

- You known her long?

- Are you kidding? I'm the guy that discovered her. I'm O.J. Berman.

- A couple of years ago, back on the coast there. She was just a kid. Of course, she had a lot of style. A lot of class.

- A lot of what?

- Class. I said she had lot of class.

- But of course, when she opened her mouth, you didn't know what she was talking, whether she was a hillbilly or an Okie.

- You know how long it took me to smooth out that accent? I'll tell you how long. One year. You know how we did it? We gave her French lessons. Yeah. Figured once she could imitate French, she'd have no trouble imitating English.

- And, finally, when I thought she'd be ready, I arranged for a little screen test.

- Well, the night before the screen test... Well, I could've killed myself.

- The night before the screen test, the phone rings. I pick it up, I said, 'O.J. speaking.' She says, 'This is Holly.'

- I says, 'Holly? Holly, you sound so far away, honey. What's with you?' She says, 'I'm in New York.' I said, 'What? You got a screen test tomorrow.'

[...]

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