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 WESTSpace Jam was weird because everybody has their own perception of what Bugs Bunny should sound like.
More Billy West Quotes
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Robert Mitchum sounded different from John Wayne, and John Wayne sounded different from Clark Gable.
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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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I’m not like a high intellectual.
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Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
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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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I’ve always said that you can’t be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc’s voice.
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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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The characters are all, believe it or not, rooted in a reality of some sort.
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You have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer.
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You watch people and study them the way an alien would.
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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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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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Space Jam was weird because everybody has their own perception of what Bugs Bunny should sound like.
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Robin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it’s like to change your voice up.
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As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
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