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… — 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
