Tom Kenny is a master of changing a pubic hair this way or that way, and sounding like a totally different character.
BILLY WESTTom Kenny is a master of changing a pubic hair this way or that way, and sounding like a totally different character.
BILLY WESTBut 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 WESTI consider myself to be flawed, but I made it work. I’m not perfect. Anybody who thinks they are is whacked-out.
BILLY WESTEverybody. 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 WESTI’ve always said that you can’t be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc’s voice.
BILLY WESTAll 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.
BILLY WESTFuturama is a sonic world, and everyone’s attention is focused on that sound and that little cartoon image. You can change it.
BILLY WESTSomebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
BILLY WESTAs long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
BILLY WESTIt’s very hard to take a character out of nothing, and put a hook on it, especially because it’s only sonic.
BILLY WESTRobin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it’s like to change your voice up.
BILLY WESTJohn 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.
BILLY WESTSomebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
BILLY WESTI’m not like a high intellectual. That’s the thing.
BILLY WESTDon’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.
BILLY WESTYou have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer.
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