Every Time Austin Butler Explained His Buzz-Worthy Elvis Voice
warned moviegoers that he couldn't exactly shake his transformation ofoff. "At this point, I keep asking people, ‘Is this my voice?' because this feels like my real [voice]," he toldChelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for SAG AwardsWhen signing up for the Elvis role, Austin had one goal in mind.
in May 2022. "That was my goal, that if you heard a recording of him and heard a recording of me, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference."After Austin's publicist warned him about the conversation on social media surrounding his accent, the actor made it clear he was "getting rid" of it. It just won't happen overnight.
in January 2022. "If I was trying to sound like Elvis, I would sound very different right now. I think it's sort of amusing to me how much people want to focus on this one thing."After winning the 2023 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Film, the actor was asked about his accentin the press room. "I had three years where [Elvis] was my only focus in life, so I'm sure there's just pieces of my DNA that will always be linked in that way.
in June 2022. "Check in with me in 20 years when I've played a lot of roles, who knows what I'll sound like!"
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