I had to make squirrel noises as Bubbles and without realizing it, I was making the face and putting my fingers up to my face to look like a squirrel and everyone made fun of me for the rest of the day.
Don't be afraid to look silly.
I think it's definitely beneficial for these characters to have good acting voices behind them and it affects the characters in a way that people can feel like they're part of the game and that they know these characters.
Whenever you do an animated project or a voice-over project it's inevitable that part of your personality comes into play.
In general, I find that for videos the acting is more realistic.
There's a lot more to see when you're playing and because of the advances in technology it makes room for all kinds of new characters.
If I am not right for something there are many talented actors out there that will get it.
I usually have 10 different animation projects going at a time.
Some shows, like PPG, tape in a group session, which is always more fun because you can play off each other.
Start as early as you can. Make tapes of your characters.
I didn't record any additional dialogue for this CD, they are excerpts pulled from existing episodes.
