I consider myself to be flawed, but I made it work. I’m not perfect. Anybody who thinks they are is whacked-out.
BILLY WESTI consider myself to be flawed, but I made it work. I’m not perfect. Anybody who thinks they are is whacked-out.
BILLY WESTBut the throat just kind of falls into line once you realize in your head what it is. You got to remember the musicality of a character you’re going to do.
BILLY WESTAs long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
BILLY WESTFuturama is a sonic world, and everyone’s attention is focused on that sound and that little cartoon image. You can change it.
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 WESTI don’t get to watch Futurama, until it’s on TV.
BILLY WESTI’ve always said that you can’t be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc’s voice.
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 WESTI 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 WESTIn a black-and-white world, back in the ’50s, were voices from another era.
BILLY WESTI’m not like a high intellectual. That’s the thing.
BILLY WESTI’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.
BILLY WESTYou watch people and study them the way an alien would.
BILLY WESTRobin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it’s like to change your voice up.
BILLY WESTRobert Mitchum sounded different from John Wayne, and John Wayne sounded different from Clark Gable.
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