I’ve always said that you can’t be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc’s voice.
BILLY WESTThe only thing I have to say to people – try being the hero of your own world one day.
More Billy West Quotes
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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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Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
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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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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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Even when I was coming through school I was a loner and I used to study music and listen to it and play it and play it, and I was in bands.
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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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As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
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You watch people and study them the way an alien would.
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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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The characters are all, believe it or not, rooted in a reality of some sort.
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I don’t get to watch Futurama, until it’s on TV.
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I’m not like a high intellectual. That’s the thing.
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To me, it all comes down to things being character-driven. It’s hard for me to look beyond that. CG and all this cool stuff – so be it. But to me, it pretty much begins and ends with character-driven plots rather than technologically-driven plots.
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