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 WESTYou watch people and study them the way an alien would.
More Billy West Quotes
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I’m not like a high intellectual.
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The characters are all, believe it or not, rooted in a reality of some sort.
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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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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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Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
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I did speak out about celebrities because I thought it was appalling. I thought that if the cartoon became popular, it was only going to last as long as the career of the people who are in it.
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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.
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Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
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As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
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You should at one point become the hero of your own world.
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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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I don’t get to watch Futurama, until it’s on TV.
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I don’t have that much of an ego where it’s like “How dare you, you can’t do something without me.”
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In a black-and-white world, back in the ’50s, were voices from another era.
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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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