In a black-and-white world, back in the ’50s, were voices from another era.
BILLY WESTI’m not like a high intellectual. That’s the thing.
More Billy West Quotes
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You have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer.
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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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Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
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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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Robin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it’s like to change your voice up.
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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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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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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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I’m not like a high intellectual.
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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 have that much of an ego where it’s like “How dare you, you can’t do something without me.”
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I’ve always said that you can’t be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc’s voice.
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As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
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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.
BILLY WEST