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.

There's no such thing as good voices. Because there's no such thing as bad voices. There are only good actors and bad actors.

Mel Blanc passed away in '89, and they held auditions, and I did my first job [as Porky Pig] in 1990.

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.

If you want to get into the business of doing voices for cartoons, you've got to be a good actor. It's all about acting. It's not about the voice. The voice is just one part of what you bring to the character.

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.