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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.

Billy West

In a black-and-white world, back in the ’50s, were voices from another era.
BILLY WEST

Another Black Different People Voice White World
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
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
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.
BILLY WEST

Expecting Point Thinking View
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
I’m not like a high intellectual. That’s the thing.
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High Intellectual Like People
The characters are all, believe it or not, rooted in a reality of some sort.
BILLY WEST

Belive Character Rooted
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
I don’t have that much of an ego where it’s like “How dare you, you can’t do something without me.”
BILLY WEST

Dare Ego Something
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.
BILLY WEST

Doubt Listening People Talented Trying
I don’t get to watch Futurama, until it’s on TV.
BILLY WEST

Televisoion Unit Watches
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.
BILLY WEST

Bathtub Caught Deal Great Sex Somebody Thinking
You have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer.
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Kind Observation Observe
The only thing I have to say to people – try being the hero of your own world one day.
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Day Hero One Own People Thinking World
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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Attention Cartoon Change Everyone Image Sound
As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
BILLY WEST

Craft Happy Long

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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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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