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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.

Billy West

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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Dare Ego Something
You watch people and study them the way an alien would.
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People Watches Way
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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Forever People Something Trying
I’ve always said that you can’t be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc’s voice.
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Doing Me Said Voice
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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Causes Chance Littles Release Scared
You have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer.
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Kind Observation Observe
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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Actor Country Different Everyman People Sounded Used
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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Changing Character Different People Public
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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Attention Cartoon Change Everyone Image Sound
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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Doubt Listening People Talented Trying
It’s very hard to take a character out of nothing, and put a hook on it, especially because it’s only sonic.
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Attention Cartoon Character Sonic Special
I’m not like a high intellectual.
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High Intellectual Like People
Robin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it’s like to change your voice up.
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Country People Performances Voice
Space Jam was weird because everybody has their own perception of what Bugs Bunny should sound like.
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Kids Perception Scare
Everybody. 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.”
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Doors Kids Scare Seduce Somebody
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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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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