It’s very hard to take a character out of nothing, and put a hook on it, especially because it’s only sonic.
BILLY WESTI’ve always said that you can’t be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc’s voice.
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But 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.
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You should at one point become the hero of your own world.
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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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I don’t get to watch Futurama, until it’s on TV.
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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.
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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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I’m not like a high intellectual.
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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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The only thing I have to say to people – try being the hero of your own world one day.
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I’m not like a high intellectual. That’s the thing.
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Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
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You have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer.
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The characters are all, believe it or not, rooted in a reality of some sort.
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In a black-and-white world, back in the ’50s, were voices from another era.
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