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 WESTEverybody. Somebody would just stick their head in the door and say, “He sounds too Jewish.” Or, “He’s too tough, he’s off-putting. You gotta seduce kids, not scare them out the door.”
More Billy West Quotes
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I’ve always said that you can’t be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc’s voice.
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You watch people and study them the way an alien would.
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Tom Kenny is a master of changing a pubic hair this way or that way, and sounding like a totally different character.
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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.’
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The characters are all, believe it or not, rooted in a reality of some sort.
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I consider myself to be flawed, but I made it work. I’m not perfect. Anybody who thinks they are is whacked-out.
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Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
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Life is for the living. I was a little scared before surgery ’cause of the release you sign that says there’s always a very small percent chance that you’ll die during the operation.
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The only thing I have to say to people – try being the hero of your own world one day.
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Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
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I don’t get to watch Futurama, until it’s on TV.
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Don’t spend your life thinking about what somebody did or if they failed at this or if they did great at that or they got caught with a monkey, in a bathtub, having sex.
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Robert Mitchum sounded different from John Wayne, and John Wayne sounded different from Clark Gable.
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As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
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Robin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it’s like to change your voice up.
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