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Dan Castellaneta

American Actor

Born: Oct 29, 1957

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One of my favorite episodes was the one in which Homer grew hair. That was a very unique episode, since there was a gay secretary, but that wasn't even the issue of the show-the issue was Homer's image changing because he had hair. Dan Castellaneta

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I think that most people don't even know that I do other things. They think that Homer is all that I do. Dan Castellaneta

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I've made a kind of pact with myself where I said, It doesn't matter what it is as long as I'm acting. Dan Castellaneta

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It's the weirdest thing. When you go into acting, you expect to be a huge star and to be recognized... It did happen, but not in the way you expect it to... In L.A., I'm just another character actor. Dan Castellaneta

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The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people. Dan Castellaneta

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I always enjoyed writing. I did playlets in high school, I did radio shows in college. That's one of the reasons I went down to Second City, because you could do acting and writing. Dan Castellaneta

Sometimes the only way you can feel good about yourself is by making someone else look bad. And I'm tired of making other people feel good about themselves. Dan Castellaneta

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The Simpsons can go anywhere in the world and not worry about any budgetary issues. However, even when the show has had its run, I think the characters can go on in perpetuity. Dan Castellaneta

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It's the cushiest job, but some lines are so funny that I crack up. Dan Castellaneta

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The nice thing is that, at least in Los Angeles, I'm known as a character actor and I do auditions for other things besides just cartoon shows. Dan Castellaneta

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It is better to watch things then to do them. Dan Castellaneta

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Go ahead and play the blues if it'll make you happy. Dan Castellaneta

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It's a different way of getting across an emotion. You're trying to get it across to the animator because the animator is inspired by the voicetrack in terms of how to animate the character. Dan Castellaneta

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