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I’m not like a high intellectual. That’s the thing.

Billy West

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.”
BILLY WEST

Doors Kids Scare Seduce Somebody
I’m not like a high intellectual. That’s the thing.
BILLY WEST

High Intellectual Like People
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.
BILLY WEST

Band Coming Listen Loner Play School
The only thing I have to say to people – try being the hero of your own world one day.
BILLY WEST

Day Hero One Own People Thinking World
Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
BILLY WEST

Believe Character Real
I consider myself to be flawed, but I made it work. I’m not perfect. Anybody who thinks they are is whacked-out.
BILLY WEST

Flawed Perfect Thinking
The characters are all, believe it or not, rooted in a reality of some sort.
BILLY WEST

Belive Character Rooted
As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
BILLY WEST

Craft Happy Long
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.
BILLY WEST

Character Plot Pretty Rather Stuff
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.’
BILLY WEST

Forever People Something Trying
I don’t get to watch Futurama, until it’s on TV.
BILLY WEST

Televisoion Unit Watches
It’s very hard to take a character out of nothing, and put a hook on it, especially because it’s only sonic.
BILLY WEST

Attention Cartoon Character Sonic Special
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

Character Fall Lines
I’ve always said that you can’t be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc’s voice.
BILLY WEST

Doing Me Said Voice
Futurama is a sonic world, and everyone’s attention is focused on that sound and that little cartoon image. You can change it.
BILLY WEST

Attention Cartoon Change Everyone Image Sound
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.
BILLY WEST

Causes Chance Littles Release Scared

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