And some suspicious minds even suspected he was doing the voice on purpose…
People have made this observation in the past, saying that Austin’s post-Elvis voice sounds distinctly deeper than in roles and interviews he had prior to shooting the Baz Luhrmann film.
Watch Austin’s Golden Globes speech for yourself here:
Following his acceptance speech, the actor talked about his apparent vocal transformation in the press room.
The actor then likened working on Elvis to living in another country for a long time.
“I had three years where that was my only focus in life, so I’m sure that there’s just pieces of my DNA that will always be linked in that way,” he said.
