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Not every role deserves an Oscar — even Harrison Ford has gotten panned by critics

Voices blast from the past

After a week of Oscars and their tricks, comes now a collection of others and their shticks:

Brad Pitt, of whom you may have heard once, asked to play a role in director Guy Ritchie’s “Snatch.” But Pitt couldn’t master Turkish’s London accent so instead he got One Punch Mickey.

Helena Bonham Carter on Brad in “Fight Club”: “Mostly I couldn’t understand what he’s saying. He speaks in his own street voice. I think it’s his own Brad language.”

Hugh Jackman: “Before I did ‘X-Men’ I’d never heard of a ‘wolverine.’ In Canada, a guy with a Wolverine tattoo started to strangle me saying he couldn’t understand me. I said, ‘I’m Australian,’ and he finally let me go. Needless to say I did not hang around for more groceries. I just ran for the exit.”

As told on E!: “Takes three months of intense classes to permanently lose an accent. Julia Roberts lost her slightly Southern accent so completely she........

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