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.
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.
More Billy West Quotes
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You have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer.
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Robert Mitchum sounded different from John Wayne, and John Wayne sounded different from Clark Gable.
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All actors used to sound different. Robert Mitchum sounded different from John Wayne, and John Wayne sounded different from Clark Gable. They were like men’s voices, but they weren’t Everyman, it was them.
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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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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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As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
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You watch people and study them the way an alien would.
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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 only thing I have to say to people – try being the hero of your own world one day.
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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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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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Robin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it’s like to change your voice up.
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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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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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