Post by Timothy on Sept 28, 2009 14:30:04 GMT -5
www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23096
My favorite part of the article occurs when Mr. Conroy is describing how people can recognize him and his infamous role anywhere, anytime
I remember once there was a kid standing in a line at the movie theater. The kid almost went into shock when I asked for two adult tickets. And he turned around with these saucer eyes, staring at me. His mother was saying, “Johnny, what’s the problem?” This kid went into a trance. And he’s staring at me and just pointing at me. And I had to explain to the mother, “I think he recognizes my voice. I do Batman.” And he started screaming, “It is Batman. It is Batman.” So that was funny.
You’d be surprised, actually, how many people follow animation and how attuned they are to who does what voices. I always assumed this was a completely anonymous job, and I’m always surprised. At Macy’s in New York one time, someone just walked up to me and said, “Aren’t you Kevin Conroy?” I thought it was someone I might have known. He said, “You’re Batman.” I said, “How did you know that?” And he said, “Oh, everybody knows who plays Batman.” So I’m always amazed when someone recognizes me.
Recently, I was bringing my car in to get serviced to a garage I’d never dealt with before. And I gave him my name and the guy said, “Oh, that’s funny. You must have a hard time with that name. That’s the name of the guy who does Batman.” And I said, “That’s me.” And they he didn’t believe me. So I had to do the voice in the garage for everybody. And then they believed me. I’m standing in the middle of a garage. I am Vengeance. I am the Night [delivers line as Batman].
You’d be surprised at how many people know the names of who does what characters.
My favorite part of the article occurs when Mr. Conroy is describing how people can recognize him and his infamous role anywhere, anytime
I remember once there was a kid standing in a line at the movie theater. The kid almost went into shock when I asked for two adult tickets. And he turned around with these saucer eyes, staring at me. His mother was saying, “Johnny, what’s the problem?” This kid went into a trance. And he’s staring at me and just pointing at me. And I had to explain to the mother, “I think he recognizes my voice. I do Batman.” And he started screaming, “It is Batman. It is Batman.” So that was funny.
You’d be surprised, actually, how many people follow animation and how attuned they are to who does what voices. I always assumed this was a completely anonymous job, and I’m always surprised. At Macy’s in New York one time, someone just walked up to me and said, “Aren’t you Kevin Conroy?” I thought it was someone I might have known. He said, “You’re Batman.” I said, “How did you know that?” And he said, “Oh, everybody knows who plays Batman.” So I’m always amazed when someone recognizes me.
Recently, I was bringing my car in to get serviced to a garage I’d never dealt with before. And I gave him my name and the guy said, “Oh, that’s funny. You must have a hard time with that name. That’s the name of the guy who does Batman.” And I said, “That’s me.” And they he didn’t believe me. So I had to do the voice in the garage for everybody. And then they believed me. I’m standing in the middle of a garage. I am Vengeance. I am the Night [delivers line as Batman].
You’d be surprised at how many people know the names of who does what characters.
