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 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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Robin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it’s like to change your voice up.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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You have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer.
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As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
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Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
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I don’t have that much of an ego where it’s like “How dare you, you can’t do something without me.”
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I’m not like a high intellectual. That’s the thing.
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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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You should at one point become the hero of your own world.
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I’m not like a high intellectual.
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Robert Mitchum sounded different from John Wayne, and John Wayne sounded different from Clark Gable.
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