It’s very hard to take a character out of nothing, and put a hook on it, especially because it’s only sonic.
BILLY WESTI’ve always said that you can’t be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc’s voice.
More Billy West Quotes
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I’m not like a high intellectual.
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Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
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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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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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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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You watch people and study them the way an alien would.
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I don’t get to watch Futurama, until it’s on TV.
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As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
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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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The only thing I have to say to people – try being the hero of your own world one day.
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All actors used to sound different. Robert Mitchum sounded different from John Wayne, and John Wayne sounded different from Clark Gable. They were like men’s voices, but they weren’t Everyman, it was them.
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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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You should at one point become the hero of your own world.
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You have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer.
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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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