Comments:Billy West, voice of Ren and Stimpy, Futurama, on the rough start that shaped his life

Good news everyone!
I love Billy West. This interview rocks my socks. (→ Zachary ) 15:53, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

WOW!
I was just thinking to myself, "I wonder when we shall see another of David Shankbone's excellent interviews", and now he's back... and he brought BILLY WEST!!!

It's like my birthday! -161.88.255.240 18:46, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the note. My personal favorite in this interview is actually the audio file that I uploaded (my first).  --David Shankbone - (talk) 21:11, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Speaking of audio..
My guess is that you conduct these interviews verbally, record them, and transcribe them afterward. If this is the case, would you consider posting the audio version as well? I think that would most certainly enhance the wikinews experience if this was done in general -- especially in an interview with Billy West! -Etafly - (talk) 01:39, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't have a problem with posting audio, but to be honest, there are parts that I've agreed are 'Off the record' but are on the digital recording. My life is somewhat hectic, and I haven't had the time to invest in learning software to edit. Eventually, 99% of my audio files will be uploaded.  --David Shankbone - (talk) 15:24, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Fascinating!
Wow, this was really interesting. I've always appreciated Billy's work as a voice actor, but I never really knew anything about him. This interview has revealed a lot about my favorite voice actor and has significantly increased my respect for him.

Mouthful
Wow can't you like shorten the title up? That's a mouthful lol

Billy West
Billy West you are amazing and an inspiration to me God bless and I mean "God" not the pope.

I respected Billy West for the characters he brought to life on Futurama already, and slowly started hearing him more here and there(M&M's, and the classic Ren and Stimpy) And now I can see how crappy a business voice actors have to wade through, but I think things will be looking up considering the nature of films and how popular animation is finally becoming. Anywho, cheers to the real characters behind the drawings, cells, and 3D renderings.... Mel Blanc started it all as far as my kid-hood, but the whole Simpson voice talent crew, some of the best moving to Futurama (Mcneille, LeMarche, misspelled, etc...) Keep up the good freakin work, and "with my last breath, I BLAME ZOIDBERG!!!" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.229.52.33 (talk) 02:35, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "Very interesting interview abo..."
Very interesting interview about a hugely underrated talent. The quote ..."want to keep dancing in the pet cemetery with animal corpses" is one of the coolest analogies I've heard in my 48 yrs of life. Billy, you rock. &mdash;72.195.157.44 (talk) 01:40, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "Extremely interesting."
Extremely interesting. &mdash;207.180.151.149 (talk) 12:00, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "Wonderfully written."
Wonderfully written. &mdash;67.234.38.225 (talk) 05:41, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "ba ba booey"
ba ba booey &mdash;99.229.73.203 (talk) 23:40, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "Very informative and enjoyable..."
Very informative and enjoyable. Thanks! &mdash;71.49.32.222 (talk) 21:00, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "Wow. I have to say, it is tru..."
Wow. I have to say, it is true what Billy West said, that it is rare to find true journalism these days. However, I think I have found it. &mdash;76.120.33.225 (talk) 09:08, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Reading the article, I thought,
"Ouch. Poor Billy. I never really knew that he suffered so much as a child. I can almost imagine him doing voices to escape his torture chamber of a home. His dad ruined his life right up until he was 37!" But I admire you, Billy, the way you changed yourself for the better, became a better man and the voice acting legend you are today! You are one of my heroes, William Richard West.

Comments from feedback form - "Godless drivel on both sides o..."
Godless drivel on both sides of the interview. 15 min INGB &mdash;74.192.193.204 (talk) 12:54, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "Fantastic, insightful, mind-bl..."
Fantastic, insightful, mind-blowing. Epic. Thank you for showing and asking for more than just the facts about what the man can do. Thank you so much for going deeper than just "Can you do the voice?"... This truly was a testament to the depth of an artist and who he is. He is... Just and incredible person. And so are you. THANK YOU for this brilliant, deep, shaking interview!!!!!! ...!!!!.... &mdash;76.186.109.229 (talk) 10:26, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "Swag story dude"
Swag story dude &mdash;72.129.122.128 (talk) 18:55, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Argument on Film Actors in Voice-over Roles
Now Billy does make a good point in these statements. Nowadays we have studios using designs of actors to make a character that looks like them, act like them, therefore, getting the actor to sound like them, which is pretty pointless at times. And how the voice actor that has auditioned for a part in an animated role is then put aside for a celebrity to take that role; which of course isn't fair; because voice actors do a great job at what they do. But then here's my argument.

"What if say, hypothetically, that an actor played a role in a live-action movie or television show, and studio's decided to create an animated version of the character the actor played (ex. Johnny Depp as Capt. Jack Sparrow); and then the same actor that portrayed that character in the movie/t.v. show were to play that character again, but this time in animated form?"

Would the issue remain the same if the scenario were like this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.30.21.201 (talk • contribs) 00:53, 17 October 2013