Bill Farmer Interview: Voicing Goofy + Sam & Max
104On the 30th anniversary of Sam & Max Hit the Road, Cressup speaks to Bill Farmer the iconic voice behind Sam (and many other characters) in the original game, and who's been voicing Disney's Goofy for nearly 37 years.
They talk about whether he'd ever return to voice Sam again, recording lines for Sam & Max Freelance Police, meeting Muhammad Ali, his tips for voice actors, recording dialogue as Goofy for Kingdom Hearts and his thoughts on Artificial Intelligence being used in the industry.
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Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:29 Doing impressions as a kid
00:03:44 Auditioning for Goofy
00:07:00 Sam and Max audition
00:08:15 Creating and Recording Sam
00:10:40 The other characters he recorded for Sam and Max
00:11:20 Meeting Steve Purcell
00:12:00 Sam & Max Freelance Police
00:14:20 Sam & Max the TV show
00:15:14 Would you return to Sam & Max
00:16:23 Recording on your own
00:18:22 A Goofy Movie
00:19:45 Singing as Goofy
00:20:58 Voice acting tips
00:23:06 Tips for people directing voice actors
00:25:47 Playing Goofy in Kingdom Hearts and recording game dialogue
00:27:40 Seeing other people play Sam
00:29:45 Voicing Pluto
00:31:00 Playing German Goofy
00:33:34 Favourite of your smaller roles
00:36:05 Any projects youd wished youd done?
00:37:05 Motion capture in acting
00:38:22 Celebrity interactions Mohammed Ali
00:40:50 Why do people love Goofy so much
00:42:00 Fav Sam quote
00:42:55 Training voice actors
00:44:19 What makes a good voice acting demo
00:45:43 Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence in the industry