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 WESTIt’s very hard to take a character out of nothing, and put a hook on it, especially because it’s only sonic.
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It’s very hard to take a character out of nothing, and put a hook on it, especially because it’s only sonic.
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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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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 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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Robin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it’s like to change your voice up.
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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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As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
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The characters are all, believe it or not, rooted in a reality of some sort.
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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 don’t get to watch Futurama, until it’s on TV.
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You should at one point become the hero of your own world.
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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.
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You have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer.
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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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