I did speak out about celebrities because I thought it was appalling. I thought that if the cartoon became popular, it was only going to last as long as the career of the people who are in it.
BILLY WESTSomebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
More Billy West Quotes
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You should at one point become the hero of your own world.
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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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I’m not like a high intellectual. That’s the thing.
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I’m not like a high intellectual.
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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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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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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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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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Space Jam was weird because everybody has their own perception of what Bugs Bunny should sound like.
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As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
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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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Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
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Robert Mitchum sounded different from John Wayne, and John Wayne sounded different from Clark Gable.
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The characters are all, believe it or not, rooted in a reality of some sort.
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Robin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it’s like to change your voice up.
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