Most people who go into show business want to go into show business. I wanted to be Porky Pig. That was my goal in life when I was five, to which my mother said, you can't be Porky Pig. You're Jewish! I don't think she realized what I wanted to do with the pig...I didn't want to eat him, I wanted to voice him.

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

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.

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.

Despite the fact that wanted to voice aclassic character, a majority of my day-to-day is not Porky Pig. It's commercials and original characters, promos and other aspects of the business. Porky's just kind of high-profile.

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