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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.

Billy West

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
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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Forever People Something Trying
You have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer.
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Kind Observation Observe
I’m not like a high intellectual.
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High Intellectual Like People
I’ve always said that you can’t be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc’s voice.
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Doing Me Said Voice
Robin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it’s like to change your voice up.
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Country People Performances Voice
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
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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Doors Kids Scare Seduce Somebody
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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Expecting Point Thinking View
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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Attention Cartoon Character Sonic Special
In a black-and-white world, back in the ’50s, were voices from another era.
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Another Black Different People Voice White World
I’m not like a high intellectual. That’s the thing.
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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
Space Jam was weird because everybody has their own perception of what Bugs Bunny should sound like.
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Kids Perception Scare
As long as I can apply my craft, I’m happy.
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Craft Happy Long
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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