Grey DeLisle: Detailed Career Interview
Reported on Monday, September 6th 2010 by BTVA Team
Grey DeLisle is currently one of the present in-demand voice actors, who acting can be heard across many television networks. But unlike others, voice acting wasn't her first career choice, having already been singing for a number of years, which she could've quite comfortably remained doing. But lucky for us fans, she found her way into voice overs.
Popdose.com has an extensively in depth interview with the lovely Grey DeLisle where she talks about her singing, her voice acting career, and the many individual roles she has had over the years.
Here's an excerpt of the interview.
"How did you first find your way into voice acting?
Well, I did stand-up comedy ...and I wasn't that good at it. (Laughs) But I did lots of impressions and stuff, and this casting person was in the audience one time, and she said, "You know, your jokes need some work, but your impressions are really great. You should probably do some voiceover work or something to supplement your income while you're working on your comedy." And I was, like, "Okay, where do you do that?" I thought you just could sign up for it! It took forever to get into it, but, finally, by the time I got into voiceovers, I was, like, "Screw comedy! This pays way better, and it took me this long to get into it, so ..." (Laughs) I took a class, and I went to the Learning Annex, believe it or not. There was some voiceover agent there ...Lynda McCarrell ...and I think there were, like, 150 people in the class, and maybe three of them could actually do it, but everybody got a chance to go up to the mike, and they said, "You really, really should try to do voiceover, maybe take some classes." So I went and took classes, and the lady who was running the classes said, "I know (talent agent) Sandie Schnarr, and you should be with her." My tape wasn't even that great. I'd made a tape, but it wasn't that great, but she called Sandy, and I've been with her ever since. It's been more than 15 years, probably. She's the best. She's so sweet. I was going to do music for awhile, and my on-camera agent kind of got mad about it, like, "Oh, I've put all this work into you ..." But Sandie was so nice, and she said, "You know what? Go ahead, go to New York, and if something comes in here that you can do from over there by phone patch, or if I can help you set up a meeting over there ..." She was so nice. She was a real person who cared about my life rather than what I was doing for her. But I immediately came right back, because the music scene was kind of scary in New York. (Laughs) I was, like, "Okay, I'm back! Thank you for being so nice to me! I'll never leave you again!"
Speaking of your music, I hadn't even put two and two together, but I've actually heard some of your stuff. Specifically, I've got the Anchored in Love compilation, the tribute to June Carter Cash where you covered "Big Yellow Peaches."
You do? Oh, yeah, that was such a great thing. I was such a June Carter Cash fan, and I never really put together the acting thing with playing the autoharp, but her son just said, "I really want you to be on this record. I really think you and my mom have a lot in common." I saw June and Johnny play once live, and I just bawled the entire time. It was like the Beatles. I just cried. I was just a mess. I shouldn't have been there. (Laughs) I've seen old videos of girls screaming and crying at the Beatles, and I was, like, "What are they doing? Can't they just listen to the music? What's the matter with them?" And then it happened to me! I didn't scream. It was a quiet cry. But it was a cry nonetheless.
Hey, the first time I saw Paul McCartney, he came onstage to "Drive My Car," and the next thing I knew, I had tears in my eyes. I'm, like, "What the hell ...?" But, you know, it was Paul freaking McCartney!
(Laughs) That happened with me at a Tom Waits show once, too. I felt so silly. We're cooler than that, aren't we?
You'd like to think so ...but, ultimately, maybe not.
At least we weren't at, like, a Justin Bieber show or something. That'd be bad. (Laughs) You know, my friend's number got put on the internet somewhere as Justin Bieber's phone number. She didn't know what was going on. "I'm getting phone calls from all over the world from teenagers! It's so weird!" (Laughs, then pauses) I talk a lot, so you'll have to edit this down ...
No problem. After interviewing Tom Kenny, I feel like I'm already a professional at this.
Oh, I love doing interviews with Tom, because you hardly have to talk at all! (Laughs) He's always so funny and entertaining.
He is, indeed. But if there's one thing I've learned from this column, it's that voice actors are easy to interview but hard to transcribe.
(Laughs) My dad goes, "We used to pay you to shut up, and now they pay you to talk!" And he really did! He'd say, "I'll give you a dollar to shut up!"
Click here for the full interview.
Popdose.com has an extensively in depth interview with the lovely Grey DeLisle where she talks about her singing, her voice acting career, and the many individual roles she has had over the years.
Here's an excerpt of the interview.
"How did you first find your way into voice acting?
Well, I did stand-up comedy ...and I wasn't that good at it. (Laughs) But I did lots of impressions and stuff, and this casting person was in the audience one time, and she said, "You know, your jokes need some work, but your impressions are really great. You should probably do some voiceover work or something to supplement your income while you're working on your comedy." And I was, like, "Okay, where do you do that?" I thought you just could sign up for it! It took forever to get into it, but, finally, by the time I got into voiceovers, I was, like, "Screw comedy! This pays way better, and it took me this long to get into it, so ..." (Laughs) I took a class, and I went to the Learning Annex, believe it or not. There was some voiceover agent there ...Lynda McCarrell ...and I think there were, like, 150 people in the class, and maybe three of them could actually do it, but everybody got a chance to go up to the mike, and they said, "You really, really should try to do voiceover, maybe take some classes." So I went and took classes, and the lady who was running the classes said, "I know (talent agent) Sandie Schnarr, and you should be with her." My tape wasn't even that great. I'd made a tape, but it wasn't that great, but she called Sandy, and I've been with her ever since. It's been more than 15 years, probably. She's the best. She's so sweet. I was going to do music for awhile, and my on-camera agent kind of got mad about it, like, "Oh, I've put all this work into you ..." But Sandie was so nice, and she said, "You know what? Go ahead, go to New York, and if something comes in here that you can do from over there by phone patch, or if I can help you set up a meeting over there ..." She was so nice. She was a real person who cared about my life rather than what I was doing for her. But I immediately came right back, because the music scene was kind of scary in New York. (Laughs) I was, like, "Okay, I'm back! Thank you for being so nice to me! I'll never leave you again!"
Speaking of your music, I hadn't even put two and two together, but I've actually heard some of your stuff. Specifically, I've got the Anchored in Love compilation, the tribute to June Carter Cash where you covered "Big Yellow Peaches."
You do? Oh, yeah, that was such a great thing. I was such a June Carter Cash fan, and I never really put together the acting thing with playing the autoharp, but her son just said, "I really want you to be on this record. I really think you and my mom have a lot in common." I saw June and Johnny play once live, and I just bawled the entire time. It was like the Beatles. I just cried. I was just a mess. I shouldn't have been there. (Laughs) I've seen old videos of girls screaming and crying at the Beatles, and I was, like, "What are they doing? Can't they just listen to the music? What's the matter with them?" And then it happened to me! I didn't scream. It was a quiet cry. But it was a cry nonetheless.
Hey, the first time I saw Paul McCartney, he came onstage to "Drive My Car," and the next thing I knew, I had tears in my eyes. I'm, like, "What the hell ...?" But, you know, it was Paul freaking McCartney!
(Laughs) That happened with me at a Tom Waits show once, too. I felt so silly. We're cooler than that, aren't we?
You'd like to think so ...but, ultimately, maybe not.
At least we weren't at, like, a Justin Bieber show or something. That'd be bad. (Laughs) You know, my friend's number got put on the internet somewhere as Justin Bieber's phone number. She didn't know what was going on. "I'm getting phone calls from all over the world from teenagers! It's so weird!" (Laughs, then pauses) I talk a lot, so you'll have to edit this down ...
No problem. After interviewing Tom Kenny, I feel like I'm already a professional at this.
Oh, I love doing interviews with Tom, because you hardly have to talk at all! (Laughs) He's always so funny and entertaining.
He is, indeed. But if there's one thing I've learned from this column, it's that voice actors are easy to interview but hard to transcribe.
(Laughs) My dad goes, "We used to pay you to shut up, and now they pay you to talk!" And he really did! He'd say, "I'll give you a dollar to shut up!"
Click here for the full interview.
Source: popdose.com
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