It’s very hard to take a character out of nothing, and put a hook on it, especially because it’s only sonic.
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.”
More Billy West Quotes
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You should at one point become the hero of your own world.
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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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Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
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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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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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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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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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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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Robin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it’s like to change your voice up.
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The only thing I have to say to people – try being the hero of your own world one day.
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I don’t get to watch Futurama, until it’s on TV.
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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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In a black-and-white world, back in the ’50s, were voices from another era.
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You watch people and study them the way an alien would.
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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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