This episode is a little different but just as exciting. Our host Kyran attended the 2015 Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo (Calgary, Alberta, April 16–19), Canada’s 2nd-largest pop culture show and the largest in Western Canada with over 97,000 attendees.
We’re going to hear from the voices behind the voices: characters like SpongeBob SquarePants, Optimus Prime (Transformers), Eeyore (Winnie the Pooh), Skeletor (Masters of the Universe), and even a panel of Dragon Ball Z characters!
Key Timestamps:
- 0:30 – Introduction
- 1:25 – Differences in working for various studios as a voice-over
- 6:30 – Being a voice actor as a purpose for life
- 9:26 – Voice-over addition process for animation
- 11:05 – Adventure Time show characters
- 16:37 – The most remarkable thing received from a fan
- 20:33 – The most famous voices of Peter Cullen
- 21:11 – Reaction from people about being the voice of Optimus Prime
- 21:55 – How grandkids feel about his famous voice
- 23:30 – Story behind how he was chosen to voice Optimus Prime
- 27:01 – Anime panel with Brendan Hunter, Brett Bauer, Caitlynne Medrek and Michael Shepard
- 28:30 – Inspiration for creating the voice of Skeletor with Alan Oppenheimer
- 30:14 – Next week’s episode
Top Quotes:
Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- “Basic cable animation is pretty ghetto… everything’s fast and furious… and there’s no time to tweak anything.”
- “Kids recognise me way, way, way more than adults.”
- “Voice acting… that’s really what I always wanted to do, like since I was a kid… It was a tough nut to crack.”
- “… A voice actor can work for way longer than an actor that’s on a popular sitcom…”
- “I love doing cartoons; if I could do that 5 days a week until I’m an old dead guy, that would be awesome.”
- “My batting average with voice-over auditions just decimates my crappy batting average with on-camera auditions…”
- [On finding a voice for a character and auditioning for it] “I guess your goal is to go in there and be the guy that they like slightly more than the other guys.”
- “Patience is key in this business; you can’t freak out and bail.”
- “Usually the more preschooler-oriented the show, the more sicker the outtakes!”
Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime)
- [About fans reacting to his voice] “I react just as much as they do, because I’m surprised that they would even care that much.”
- “I’m a blessed person; I’m probably one of the luckiest guys in the world.”
- [On auditioning for Optimus Prime] “I had no idea what it was all about… it was a truck that talked.”
- [His brother Larry said] “Peter, if you’re gonna be a hero, be a real hero… be strong enough to be gentle, be humble, be courageous…”
- [Optimus Prime voice] “Hold on to your dreams… the future is built on dreams.”
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