Hugh Laurie claims that his native Great Britain has turned its back on him since he hit the big time playing a cranky American doctor on House. Laurie tells the Radio Times, "There's a peculiar British attitude that I took an oath I wouldn't be successful, and reneged on it... The door slammed behind me, and that's it. There's a notion that I've sold out."Nonetheless, the 48-year-old actor admits that he doesn't like his Yankee persona, either. "I hate seeing myself, but it's even worse hearing my American accent. I had no idea I sound so retarded, a dull monotone, full of clunking mistakes."
