Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
BILLY WESTI’m not like a high intellectual. That’s the thing.
More Billy West Quotes
-
-
I don’t have that much of an ego where it’s like “How dare you, you can’t do something without me.”
BILLY WEST -
The characters are all, believe it or not, rooted in a reality of some sort.
BILLY WEST -
Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
BILLY WEST -
The only thing I have to say to people – try being the hero of your own world one day.
BILLY WEST -
Even when I was coming through school I was a loner and I used to study music and listen to it and play it and play it, and I was in bands.
BILLY WEST -
John Kricfalusi is very talented; he used to really piss me off. But I did good work, you know? The Ren & Stimpy show without me was totally unsuccessful.
BILLY WEST -
But the throat just kind of falls into line once you realize in your head what it is. You got to remember the musicality of a character you’re going to do.
BILLY WEST -
In a black-and-white world, back in the ’50s, were voices from another era.
BILLY WEST -
Robert Mitchum sounded different from John Wayne, and John Wayne sounded different from Clark Gable.
BILLY WEST -
Space Jam was weird because everybody has their own perception of what Bugs Bunny should sound like.
BILLY WEST -
I consider myself to be flawed, but I made it work. I’m not perfect. Anybody who thinks they are is whacked-out.
BILLY WEST -
I’m not like a high intellectual.
BILLY WEST -
I’m not angry. Everybody thinks I’m so angry because I have a point of view. They’re expecting me to just be all Smucker’s Jam.
BILLY WEST -
You watch people and study them the way an alien would.
BILLY WEST -
If someone gave me the chance to create something, I put myself into it. I just want to try to do something that will last forever and that won’t leave people saying, ‘Gee, it could have been better, it could’ve been this, it could’ve been that.’
BILLY WEST