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> [If you are going to be a character for the long-term you can't just imitate, you have to bring yourself to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/if-you-are-going-to-be-a-character-for-the-long-term-you-can-t-just/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

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## More by Russi Taylor

> [Minnie loves everyone, unconditionally. That's the way she sees the world, which is probably one of the reasons she is as popular as she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/minnie-loves-everyone-unconditionally-that-s-the-way-she-sees-the/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

> [I like being able to go to the grocery store and know that nobody knows what I do or who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/i-like-being-able-to-go-to-the-grocery-store-and-know-that-nobody/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

> [In a sense, Minnie makes me better than I was before because there's a lot to live up to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/in-a-sense-minnie-makes-me-better-than-i-was-before-because-there-s-a/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

> [Mickey is his own person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/mickey-is-his-own-person/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

> [Voicing the role of Minnie has deeply affected me in many ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/voicing-the-role-of-minnie-has-deeply-affected-me-in-many-ways/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

> [I never wanted to be famous. The characters I do are famous, and that's fine for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/i-never-wanted-to-be-famous-the-characters-i-do-are-famous-and-that-s/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

> [You have to bring yourself to a character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/you-have-to-bring-yourself-to-a-character/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

> [I wanted to do what Mel Blanc did, and that was cartoons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/i-wanted-to-do-what-mel-blanc-did-and-that-was-cartoons/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

> [We didn't want it to be about Mickey and Minnie being married. It was about Wayne and Russi being married. We had the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/we-didn-t-want-it-to-be-about-mickey-and-minnie-being-married-it-was/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

> [I wanted to be a working actor, but I like being anonymous. So to me, voice work was the way to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/i-wanted-to-be-a-working-actor-but-i-like-being-anonymous-so-to-me/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

> [Wayne was my hero. He really loved doing Mickey Mouse and was very proud that he did it 32 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/wayne-was-my-hero-he-really-loved-doing-mickey-mouse-and-was-very/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

> [I don't know anybody in the world who is as lucky as I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/i-don-t-know-anybody-in-the-world-who-is-as-lucky-as-i-am/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

> [Wayne was coming out of a session as Mickey for 'Totally Minnie.' We met in the hallway. We just blended really well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/wayne-was-coming-out-of-a-session-as-mickey-for-totally-minnie-we-met/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

> [I had done some stuff on camera, then I did some film dubbing when I lived in Europe. When I came back, I'd considered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/i-had-done-some-stuff-on-camera-then-i-did-some-film-dubbing-when-i/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

> [My brother told me that I used to clown around with voices as a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russi-taylor/my-brother-told-me-that-i-used-to-clown-around-with-voices-as-a-kid/)

[Russi Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russi-taylor/)

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