It’s very hard to take a character out of nothing, and put a hook on it, especially because it’s only sonic.
BILLY WESTSomebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
More Billy West Quotes
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I’m not like a high intellectual.
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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.
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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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You should at one point become the hero of your own world.
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Robert Mitchum sounded different from John Wayne, and John Wayne sounded different from Clark Gable.
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In a black-and-white world, back in the ’50s, were voices from another era.
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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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I’ve always said that you can’t be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc’s voice.
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Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
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Space Jam was weird because everybody has their own perception of what Bugs Bunny should sound like.
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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.
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Futurama is a sonic world, and everyone’s attention is focused on that sound and that little cartoon image. You can change it.
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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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I don’t get to watch Futurama, until it’s on TV.
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