Robert Mitchum sounded different from John Wayne, and John Wayne sounded different from Clark Gable. — Billy West Copy Share Image
In a black-and-white world, back in the '50s, were voices from another era. 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… — Billy West Copy Share Image
Somebody's real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt. — Billy West Copy Share Image
I've always said that you can't be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc's voice. — Billy West Copy Share Image
I didn't create Bugs Bunny. You know what I mean? I can't get mad because I'm the third-best Bugs Bunny in the world. — Billy West Copy Share Image
I don't have that much of an ego where it's like "How dare you, you can't do something without me." — Billy West Copy Share Image
If everyone else is doing something, I have little or no interest in it. If you're known as this guy who can do any… — Billy West Copy Share Image
I was basically a sound engineer, I produced radio shows and stuff and had to splice tape in the old days. And you knew… — Billy West Copy Share Image
You have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer. — Billy West Copy Share Image
It's very hard to take a character out of nothing, and put a hook on it, especially because it's only sonic. Futurama is a… — Billy West Copy Share Image
Life is for the living. I was a little scared before surgery 'cause of the release you sign that says there's always a very… — Billy West Copy Share Image
It had more layers than an onion. These writers meant business. There was a level for everybody. Your major could be celestial mechanics, and… — Billy West Copy Share Image
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… — Billy West Copy Share Image
I consider myself to be flawed, but I made it work. I'm not perfect. Anybody who thinks they are is whacked-out. — Billy West Copy Share Image
