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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.

Billy West

The only thing I have to say to people – try being the hero of your own world one day.
BILLY WEST

Day Hero One Own People Thinking World
You have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer.
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Kind Observation Observe
Robin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it’s like to change your voice up.
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Country People Performances Voice
I’m not like a high intellectual.
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High Intellectual Like People
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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Actor Country Different Everyman People Sounded Used
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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Cartoon Long People Popular
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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Character Fall Lines
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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Flawed Perfect Thinking
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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Bathtub Caught Deal Great Sex Somebody Thinking
I’m not like a high intellectual. That’s the thing.
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High Intellectual Like People
Somebody’s real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt.
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Hardest Real Voice
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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Character Plot Pretty Rather Stuff
I don’t get to watch Futurama, until it’s on TV.
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Televisoion Unit Watches
As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
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Craft Happy Long
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.’
BILLY WEST

Forever People Something Trying
It’s very hard to take a character out of nothing, and put a hook on it, especially because it’s only sonic.
BILLY WEST

Attention Cartoon Character Sonic Special

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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