You watch people and study them the way an alien would.
BILLY WESTYou have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer.
More Billy West Quotes
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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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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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I’m not like a high intellectual.
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As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
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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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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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The characters are all, believe it or not, rooted in a reality of some sort.
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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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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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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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Space Jam was weird because everybody has their own perception of what Bugs Bunny should sound like.
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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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You should at one point become the hero of your own world.
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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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