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.
BILLY WESTEven 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.
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.”
BILLY WESTIf 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.’
BILLY WESTTo 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 WESTAs long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
BILLY WESTSomebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
BILLY WESTSomebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
BILLY WESTRobin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it’s like to change your voice up.
BILLY WESTI’ve always said that you can’t be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc’s voice.
BILLY WESTYou watch people and study them the way an alien would.
BILLY WESTDon’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 WESTLife 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 WESTYou have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer.
BILLY WESTIn a black-and-white world, back in the ’50s, were voices from another era.
BILLY WESTI’m not like a high intellectual.
BILLY WESTI’m not like a high intellectual. That’s the thing.
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