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Dan Castellaneta Quotes
Dan Castellaneta Quotes
Dan Castellaneta
American
Actor
Born:
Oct 29
,
1957
Because
Character
Homer
People
Think
You
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After years of doing it, you learn the difference between your ego and your opinion. When you're married you have to cut through that.
Dan Castellaneta
You
Ego
Married
Through
Between
Learn
Opinion
Doing
Years
Difference
After
Cut
Your
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
Gay
Hair
Changing
Secretary
Favorite
Had
He
Since
Because
Issue
Very
Grew
Which
Episode
Episodes
Unique
Even
Homer
Image
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
People
Think
Other
Know
Most
Even
Homer
Things
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
Myself
Matter
Made
Long
Kind
Said
Where
Pact
Acting
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
Character
You
Way
Character Actor
Recognized
Weirdest
Another
Go
Huge
Expect
Huge Star
Did
Just
Happen
Acting
Star
Actor
Thing
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
Time
Freedom
People
Dark
Humor
Despite
Cartoon
More
Gives
Writers
Pushes
Simpsons
Failings
Sophisticated
Always
Line
Normal
Than
Sitcom
Same
Human
Essentially
Decent
Same Time
Decent People
Being
The Simpsons
Really
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
You
Writing
School
College
Down
High
City
High School
Could
Because
Always
Did
Acting
Radio
Reasons
Radio Shows
Shows
Enjoyed
Second
Second City
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
Good
Tired
You
Feel Good
Yourself
People
Sometimes
Other
Else
Way
Bad
About
Someone
Only
Feel
Look
Making
Themselves
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
World
Think
Worry
Characters
Run
About
Had
Simpsons
Budgetary
Go
Issues
However
Perpetuity
Any
The Simpsons
Anywhere
Show
Even
It's the cushiest job, but some lines are so funny that I crack up.
Dan Castellaneta
Funny
Job
Some
Lines
Up
Crack
The Simpsons take up so little time that I'm able to do other things as well.
Dan Castellaneta
Time
Other
Able
Take
Simpsons
Well
Up
The Simpsons
Little
Little Time
Things
The voice doesn't take a lot of effort now, but in the beginning it was hard to try to find a voice. The one I settled on was just easier to do for a half-hour.
Dan Castellaneta
Try
Beginning
Settled
Easier
Find
Voice
Take
Lot
Effort
Just
In The Beginning
Hard
Now
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
Character
Nice
Other
Character Actor
Besides
Cartoon
Angeles
Known
Least
Auditions
Los
Los Angeles
Just
Nice Thing
Shows
Actor
Thing
Things
It is better to watch things then to do them.
Dan Castellaneta
Better
Them
Then
Things
Watch
Go ahead and play the blues if it'll make you happy.
Dan Castellaneta
You
Happy
Make
Go
Blues
Play
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
Character
You
Way
Inspired
Emotion
Animate
Animator
Terms
Because
How
Get
Trying
Getting
Different
Across
Different Way
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