My goal is to leave the producer with so many good takes, that he or she has a tough time deciding on the best one.
Work hard in school and listen to your parents. They really do want the very best for you and have been where you're going.
I love to improvise when it's appropriate and encouraged by a producer.
Just because there are celebrities in a movie, it doesn't mean anything. I don't think The Ant Bully did all that well the first week at the box office. Compare the movies that have a lot of celebrities with the Jimmy Neutron movie, which had no celebrity voices and grossed almost one hundred million dollars.
Learn as much as you can about performing. Live theater, improv classes, music, stand up comedy, dance, anything to make yourself confident and comfortable in front of an audience. It'll all come in handy when auditioning for producers and performing with other actors. The best voice actors all have a live performance background. And are competent, fearless, incredibly creative actors.
I'm one of those fortunate actors who gets to work pretty much every day. I've had a run of good fortune and work with some terrific people who have hired me.
The nuances and organic characteristics of a character become second nature if I'm doing my job well.
I know a lot of successful people and none of them are stupid.
The best voice actors all have a live performance background. And are competent, fearless, incredibly creative actors.
I'm getting paid to do what I got in trouble for in the 7th grade. I absolutely love what I do and thank my lucky stars for twenty-five years of full-time employment in this business.