I had a very specific goal and I think kids, more than adults, don't understand obstacles and competition. I wanted to be this one cartoon character [Porky Pig], couldn't figure out why I couldn't do it, other than living in the midwest.

I've been doing Porky Pig for 21 years for Warner Brothers.

I studied voiceover, and I studied acting and I got my first series and my first agent a week out of high school. And it took me about five years of hit-or-miss auditioning and booking on occasion before I could support myself totally as an actor.

For people who want to get into the voiceover industry, even if you want to get into commercial, you need to become a really, really good actor.

All characters have a voice but not all voices have character. And it's all about character and personality.

Would I like to play the lead? You bet. Absolutely. But I get to have fun and I don't have to shave when I go to work.

I feel kind of fortunate that over the last 25 years I've been in almost every Disney/Pixar film.