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"know how to handle rejection" I know it. I know it really well

Why do I want to be a voice actor? - A fan of anime, cartoons and video games - I sometimes voice act in my spare time - Love to meet other voice actors/actresses in person

"Why do you want to be a voice actor?" *Me- because I want to be an actor but I'm too ugly*

1:36 Um actually 12-year-old me wanted to get into voice acting only because it was fun not because any of these reasons XD

Why do I want to become a voice actor? -"Your voice is so nice!" -A place where I can be creative, let off steam. - Possible travel chances? Don't know how far i'd get with this but yeah.

I keep getting told to start voice acting. People just love the voice I normally talk with and everyone bugs me about it alot😂Idk why but I might try it out I'm just too broke to have an actual setup😭

Why I want to be a Voice Actor: It is fun, and I really like to “experiment” with my voice. What got me into voice acting: Back when I was in the Ace Attorney community I saw the bloopers from the anime dub and the Voice actors seemed to have so much fun. Then when I tried to make some random voices (and when I recently auditioned for the first time) I realized that it actually was really fun!

Why do I want to become a voice actor? I love animation,anime and all kinds of videos games I practice everyday with impressions I was inspired by many voice actors It is something I would really love to do

Why I want to be a voice actor: I don’t know why but there’s something about poring my voice out and into a a whole new character is so bold. Giving a beautiful animation a personality and bring it to life is so exciting. I love it and I really hope I could become a voice actor when I’m older.

No doubt I'm very interested to become a voice over actor. I'm maybe 34, but I'm going to do anything no matter what. I want to be a VO actor in a Anime series because I'm a huge fan of Anime.

I have always (ever since I was 9) wanted to get into TV/movies, especially when I lived in California. My family moved to Mississippi when I was 12, so that pretty much killed my dream due to the south not having opportunities really to get into show business. I have however been an extra in 2 movies. As I grew, I was always told by family, friends, associates that I should get into something more practical because show business is a very hard business to get into and not guaranteed. So I listened. After graduating from high school, I started working in another field. I went to college. Got 2 degrees, and I am currently pursing my 3rd degree. However, I've never felt that I have pursued my "true" calling. I always felt most of my entire life that I was meant for show business - whether it be TV, movies, radio etc. People have been telling me for years that I have a nice voice, and they request me for certain things to read for programs, ceremonies, and other occasion. I will be 40 this year, and although I currently still live in the south, I am ready for a fulfilling career change. I have spent so many years unfulfilled. Any other advice would be appreciated. Thanks :)

This is the clearest, most organized presentation i found on KZfaq about voice acting. Great job, sir. Thank you.

I recently graduated from HS about two or three months ago. and meanwhile i had planned to audition to a major school in NYC, im in NJ so its not that far away. Now being my youthful self, I have always enjoyed dialogue from games, films, and cartoons. I mostly want to get into the profession simply out of enjoyment.

People forget that there's a massive difference between having a nice voice and being able to act. They forget the second word of the profession.

Thanks for these man. Looking forward to checking then all out. It's something I've wanted to do for many years. I've recently bought a mic and a new laptop :) took ages to get the money!

Being a customer service rep, I hear all the time the suggestion to be a voice actor as I am told I have a very nice voice and I speak very professional. We'll see how far this goes but I am interested in a career change going into this industry.

I recently got asked to read some lines for a show on a video and then they asked me if I wanted to voice act and i definitely want to give it a shot!

I love reading stories to my children and bringing characters to life. I have had many MANY people who have heard me read (in school, meetings, at home, volunteering at a library) that I sound like a radio personality... So I have decided to give it a try😊

I love audiobooks and listen to them constantly. I had done pretty much every accent for as long as I can remember as well as imitations. Now that I’m retired from the army, nothing’s stopping me!

Thanks for this. I've had a deep voice since I was 12, and have constantly been told I should do something with my voice; I'm not exaggerating when I say it's one of the 1st things people say to me when I meet someone new so after 20 years of people saying that I figure it's worth a try.

I'm pursuing this b/c audio recording has been a passion of mine for a while now and I wanna start a podcast about it! Thanks for your help bro I like you style of explaining things. Looking forward to video dos.

Great video! First one I found, thank you.

At my young age,I always wanted to be a voice actor,why? because I was inspired for those voice actor

I am a public speaker, a Master of Ceremonies and a DJ. I feel it is a natural progression to move into VO work

I don’t think I’ll ever want to be a voice actor, but i am still intrigued on the method used to change ones own voice

I want to get into voice acting for the experience. I love animation and being creative. I know it's a learning process but it seems so fun.

I love this vid man, very good and I learned a lot!

I love acting, and I have wasted enough time trying to pursue other careers when performing is really what I want to do. I was raised on cartoons, some of the most impactful stories and lessons I have picked up throughout my life have come from cartoons, and I want to contribute to the history of storytelling in return in the way I believe I can.

I'm 29 now but have had an affinity for voice acting since the 2nd grade when I would give each character a voice when reading out loud in class. Love doing impersonations and coming up with characters. Been told I should use my voice for a living by multiple people but I don't take compliments well so I just kind of brush them off but I think it's truly my calling.

Hi Sir I'm so glad I came across this video because I am 24 years old & have a very childlike voice like a little girl & people have told me that I could get into voice acting. I've been told a few times that I sound like Frenchy from Grease & also Marilyn Monroe. I am so excited to manifest this dream with the right guidance!

I knew this is what I wanted to do since the 3rd grade. Starting with telling wacky and funny stories and replicating sounds and voices. So much to the point where my fellow students would gather around and want to hear what my next story would be whilst using unique voices and sounds for the characters and setpieces. Also, they'd ask or even tell me to do my voices and sounds on command, even when I run into them 20+yrs later. Singing came along with it, traveling in bands and choirs from straight out of school all the while expressing my love to interact with the public and individuals by bartending in the process whenever I came home. Building upon my range, character and adaptations at such an early age and never stopping really made my abilities second nature and an everyday joy for me. Voice acting is something I love, fell into, just comes out of me and it's just a big part of who I am. I aspire to continue my journey now as a professional voice actor so I can also continue to share, provide, entertain and create new pathways into what makes me....me.....and to discover what amazing opportunities and discoveried I can become part of.

This is great information. Very informative. Thank you. I would really love to see the next four parts to this!!

Great video. I just love to "play" different characters and give them a voice when I talk/tell stories or read for kids. It makes people smile and laugh. I'm going for it :-)

Honestly, there was a part of me that has been sleeping for quite some time. Now in this new awakening, I have decided that I want to pursue a path that seemed trivial. Time is short and life changes quick so I am taking my chance at a passion I have withheld for so long. I feel more alive knowing that I want to finally do this.

I really love animated films and I am really good at expressing a lot of emotion through my voice alone and well I love acting in general thank you for giving me some ground to start on

I have never done voice acting in my life. I have been told, however, that I can imitate voices pretty well. I've also been told that you would do good at it. Moreover I'm a big fan of narrators and cartoons! My reason for wanting to start from literally scratch is that I wish to turn different tones of my voice into a character or narration that could either bring in all sorts of emotion and/or leave resounding memories!

awesome info .brilliant

“Why do you want to become a voice actor ?” Hmm let’s see. I want to become a voice actor to discover the diversity of the possibilities of the characters I can play. From a crybaby to a really really really serious and Machiavellian villain, from a student to an old person, etc. I want to be able to play any types of characters and tempers. Also, seeing Zenitsu’s voice actor (sub and dub) screaming all the time makes me want to try voice acting so much. Although I know my voice will die because of it, I want to know the tips to avoid those dangers (warm ups, etc). Plus, Zenitsu’s dub voice actor plays a villain too (I want to do things like him (*^*). I don’t know why I’m posting this because there’s no guarantee you’ll se this comment. Anyways thanks a lot for this video ! : )

Hi Jason. 3 reasons I want to get into voice acting. 1. I've been inspired by Peter Cullen, Kevin Conroy, and Jame Earl Jones.(just to name my top 3). 2. I always used to play with my daughter using funny voices and she suggested that I try it. 3. I used to do voice overs when I worked in radio. Besides it being fun I figured since so many people told me they like my voice why not use it. I'm currently an audio visual technician so I know exactly the equipment I need. Glad I came across your tutorials on KZfaq. Ready to get started.

Great video,great advice 👍 thank you

I am a spoken word artist who loves the art of speaking and the ability to catch the ear of listeners. I am a lover of words and the sounds they can make.

I felt like it was something I wanted to do and was passionate about. I really enjoy the concept of acting in general so I also enjoy voice acting very much actually I pretty much find any craft from the sport of boomerang throwing to be interesting so really just seeing masters at work draws me into everything I see.

Hola! I love speaking and Acting in character.

Good one for learner

I've wanted to be an bactor for a very long time. I didn't think it was practical for tje life I was living at the time, so I never bothered pursuing it. Now I'm entering a new chapter of my life, so I want to give it a try. I would like to watch the rest of this series of videos and learn more.

Honestly I always loved the idea of improvising and making your own version of a animated character from a cartoon or a video game. I love Wolverine I wanna be able to make my own version of this character and get some more practice in this domain. I used to do voices for fun, but I saw people really liking it and many of them asked my if I do it as a professional.

My number 1 reason is I like creating voices for characters. I fell in love with creating voices while listening to Rich Little with my father then fell in love with Robin Williams. I love seeing people smile after they listen to a bit I recorded and didn’t realize it was me.

I’m thinking about doing this because 1-I’ve always loved doing voices and impersonations (even when I’m by myself) 2-I’ve had strangers tell me throughout my life that I have a nice voice 3-I’m very drawn to the voice acting community, or rather, all my heroes in Hollywood are voice actors. Bill Hader, Jim Cummings, Mark Hamill, Mona Marshall, Tara Strong, Tom Kenny, Tom Kane, Dan Castellaneta, Harry Shearer, etc 4-I noticed I was doing different “takes” when rereading books to my children and trying to get the best one down for the best effect.

Im not even graduated from HS yet, though I've always loved acting and becoming different people. My cousins and I enjoy playing around with expression and after watching and listening to the voices of shows as well as voicing over them, I consider it as a future career. Thanks for the advise!

I remember as a kid I studied Keith David when he Voiced the Arbiter on halo 2 and 3, I practiced dropping my voice into low ranges, rewatching scenes and recording my self to see if I can voice over well, it took me 5 years to pull off Arbiter, Tartarus and R’tas Vadum

Hello Jason, I really want to become a voice actor. I have already completed several audio-books but would LOVE to break into the commercial aspect. I have completed a couple of projects in that venue successfully. At this point I feel I may need some coaching, but not sure who would really be a good fit for me in that regard. Tried one and was not very pleased. Learned some things but felt that I was being discouraged. I do daily broadcasts in the Retail environment where I work in management. So many people come in to see me and tell me how great I sound doing those broadcasts. I really want to do this!

You're Awesome!

I enjoy doing other voices and it's something that I have always done as child. And I love the power of voices and how vocies can move people.

The reason I got interested and wanted to become a voice actor/ress was because I enjoy mimicking and creating a voice from scratch or to create a voice for a type of "character", as for me it's a way to creatively express a character's emotions/personality. It's fun and I enjoy the challenge. If any of that made sense. :D

I started voice overs completely oblivious to the industry or job definition or profitability. I occasionally make some videos that need voice overs and I'd watched videos that had them so I just recorded, naturally I would delete and remake as I learnt on the go, and I'd always done asynchronous chronicling, recounting commentating. Then one, not so sunny morning, I got a job request, and that changed everything.

I've loved cartoons to death since I was a kid. I was asked to VO for a local cartoon when I was 9 (that unfortunately was never released) and I recently just graduated from film school. We had a few classes in sound that included dubbing and a few student projects I did VA for, I absolutely loved doing that so I decided I should give it a serious try. I've always been told that I have a very expressive and even "cartoonish" voice from my everyday speaking voice to the weird sounds and impressions I often do.

I am interested in voice acting because I listen to audio books while working and at the gym, it looks like a fun no mess hobby :)

Looking out for video 2! Just signed up to your website.

I want back into what I love doing & I need a way to make money while still being super mom. I also like the freedom side of this. I've had many friends suggest I need to do this as they love my voice. So here I am trying to give it my best shot. ;)

Iv wanted to do voice over since high school but never knew where to start. I'm told I can do characters well, but I usually do it for fun. Iv thought about posting videos of my different voices on a separate channel as a journey for the passion and to showcase the skills I have and the skills I develop along the way. I'm a very creative person and would love to do voice overs in cartoons / anime / movies.

Why do I want to be a voice actor? -I want to voice characters that people can relate to or enjoy watching and hearing. -I love seeing how realistically I can emote when not in a real situation that does not require me to feel and express those emotions. - I have been asked if I am a voice actor multiple times before and I finally want to say "Yes I am a voice actor"

I love emersing myself in movies, tv shows, etc and reanacting the scenes by portraying each character and mimicing their voice- sometimes even improving a bit. So becoming a VA is a dream of mine because i would get to essentually become the character im voicing

I'm constantly being told my "voice is nice" and I "should be on the radio" etc etc..also, I like to write screenplays (went well in a few competitions) and I love watching shows and movies. Also, I use to be a lead vocal in a rock band...we weren't half bad. Now, I would enjoy trying out the world of voice acting. I want to see how far I can get. If I don't try I will never know...

I'm late to the game on this video, but I was interested in VO because I ran a podcast for a few years and LOVED it. I've started a new one, 3+ episodes in, on my journey to break into the VO world. I'm no stranger to freelance work, I'm 3+ decades into a career as a professional photographer/videographer.

I want to become a voice actor because: - For whatever reason the voice of a character in any sort of media interests me a lot. Especially the people who voice said character and what other characters they have done stuff for. It makes me want to be one of those people who brings a character to life by giving them a voice. - I like to mess around and make my own voices at times and I think it's just a lot of fun.

Ever since I worked at an AM News Talk Radio station, I never knew my potential until my mentor, Jan K, came into my life. Now facing major surgeries that will leave me with A LOT of down time, this is the only path I can see myself taking. It would be a dre come true to sit my parents down to listen to an audiobook, with me, their daughter who they hear!

Hi there, thanks for this video, my name is Mbuso from Newcastle, KEN (South Africa). What inspired me to do voice acting is 3D animations like Shrek, Lego Movie etc you get my point. It inspired me to create Lego stop motion with Lego minifigures asbo do now. I'm trying to create a business in the future where I have established an audience on my KZfaq channel, i've done KZfaq videos in the past about other stuff but now i'm focused on Collecting Lego minifigures and making short films. 😁👌

I was told back in grade school and high school choir and theater and throughout my life that i have a very animated voice. Half a life later it finally clicked that maybe i should try being a voice actor. I have no want to be on the big screen, but i love to entertain people and i would love to be the voice of a cartoon or something.

I just love anime and since In started watching Attack on Titan, I just got really into all the people who played the characters voices..I'm only young so I still have enough time to decide what I want to do in life..I shouldn't really be thinking about what job I want to have right now since I'm only almost 13. But I just sorta took an interest in voice acting and that may be what I will want to do in the future.. Also, thank you for your great advice!

Since I was about 15 i can remember teachers and friends/family and people i didn't even know telling me I had a great voice and should get into voice acting. I never listened and decided to become a nurse... and now after years of being a nurse its time for change. I have always loved making voices and reading aloud, maybe its time I listened to what people are telling me :)

I honestly want to step into voice acting, it seems very convenient, fun, and interesting for the most part. But im 17 and don't know where to start for experience nor do I have the money for equipment yet. But im eager to push myself into this.

For me it's bringing a character to life

I want to be a great voice actor &first time hear u what a voice u hv

Why I want to be a voice actor? My last two years of high school I was really interested in things involving film. I have done theatre since the sixth grade so I knew how to change up my voices. However at first I wanted to be an editor but it’s changed a bit. I also work more comfortably at my home (unless I have to go out) I also did random voices for the fun of it. What got me interested? An app I found I thought it was just for singing (I just used it to troll) and I saw there were voice acting options. I tried them out and enjoyed it a lot. I also got inspired by the voice actor Ashleigh ball. She’s my inspiration.

When I was a little kid, I originally wanted to sing professionally. Life got in the way and priorities changed, and strangely enough I've been told by more than a few people I should consider voice acting. Why? I have a natural inclination to come up with voices for animals to suit the situation and their behavior, and have a tendency to make strange noises, voices, and sound-effects because I find it amusing and entertaining to do it. I have no idea where to begin or how to go about it, and my life is pressing me to consider working for myself due to chronic health issues. Thank you for being an answer, and helping direct me and the many others interested in this profession.

Thank you for this video, it was very informative. I want to start my voice over business, it is something I have had a lot of interest in for a very long time! The motivation to start my own business, work remotely and have more flexibility is very appealing to me. I am born and raised in the U.K. and have been living in the US for 3 years now! So I have a British accent and can also do a Authentic Jamaican accent as my parents originate from the island! #veryexcited

ALOT of people have told me that I have a really nice voice almost like a narrator's voice. People have also told me that I have a good voice for radio.

I’m only 13 and want to get an early start on voice acting because I just love how much emotion characters from cartoons or video games show. And I already love acting I’m in a Drama club at my school. I’ve tried to voice characters before and my friends say I do an okay job. So i’m hoping to be able to do voice acting when i’m older and possibly turn it into a career.

I wanted to be a voice actor manly due to the fact that, I write my own short story books and try to change my voice for every character I make. Also due to the fact that voice acting is an interesting job, but I really got into it because of the amount of anime I watched as a kid. Plus voice acting has some great challenges in it, and it's always good to have challenges. Another reason why I want to become a voice acting so I can voice act in anime series and move people's heart, allow them to get that great feeling when there character says something epic, funny or have that one line that opens their eyes to opportunity like anime did to me.

I started being able to play games like GTA 4 at age 10 I fell in love with videogames and started to develop an interest in voice acting after watching a documentary on what voice actors for cartoons and games have to go through. Eventually I would start practicing in my room and trying to make myself sound like I'm feeling one way or another while making up a script in my head to go along to. My favorite voice actors would have to be Nolan north and Troy Baker since I basically grew up on the uncharted series and the last of us. Ever since I first started playing games I had developed a passion for creating them and voice acting and I have always been torn as to which to do, if it is possible to do both.

What got me interested in it? To start; Matthew Mercer, Travis Willingham, Bordeaux Black, DnD, and years of practicing different voices

I have been a rock musician from the 80's. From my teens people told me i have an exaggerated voice like i should have been a dj. I love to entertain. When i tell stories, by the voices & tones i use they could see characters in their head.

i have experience with theater, speaking in public, singing in church and at competitions in the US and Canada in the Sweet Adeline World. I also love to do accents. I work on them if I am given a part to do when it is required. I would like to do this on the side and go from there.

I've always been good at reading out loud, I can interpret a script well, and I'm a huge nerd so anime, video games, cartoons, etc., would be a good fit for me. I'm not very good at customer service or sales, but I've worked as a photojournalist in the past and I liked writing the little PR blurbs accompanying my photos. I also worked as a graphic designer for the PICKIEST damn man on Earth, who changed his mind 357 times a day, so rejection and modulation are skills I have. I've always wanted to be an actor but I'm not much to look at so voice acting would be a good choice for me.

I think it started when people told me that I'm could at acting out different characters, especially after have played Dungeons & Dragons together, and when they told me I have a nice voice, some people like to hear me read stuff to them. I also do like reading things aloud sometimes, just to immerse myself in it, and sometimes it's just like... an innate drive or urge or something like that. I suppose I'm fairly good with accents too. I suffer from Asperger's Syndrome and was diagnosed at a very early age. One of the symptoms for me was that I had a relatively monotone way of speaking: I'd often speak with little to no inflection, generally too loud for my surrounding, in long and endless streams of sentences, and generally fail at the pragmatic aspects like turn taking, humour, sarcasm and the like. I also used zero body language and facial expressions, and thus had trouble properly expressing myself, and more than once I was falsely accused of lying because of it. As a teen, I spent inordinate amounts of time simply practising intonation, pace, body language, expressions,, what words to use, when to make pauses, how to tell a joke, etc. It took years, but I eventually managed to attain a level or proficiency where I didn't put people off with my manner or speech. Since it was already ingrained in me by then, I just kept practising other things, like different accents and dialects, or properly pronouncing foreign languages, or attaining fluency in English. By now, I've reached I level where I can (without explicit intention) fool other native English speakers that English is my native language (most assume I'm Australian, when in fact I'm Swedish). I've also spent hours of time just trying to understand different people and their perspectives, and different schools of thought, just to better be able to understand the people around me. That experience has given me a working toolkit, so to speak, for learning how to perform a character. I also find it fun to play out characters and read dialogue, or even just read plain text (whether narrative or descriptive). Because of this, as well as the seemingly large amount of opportunities in fan communities (such as mods, fandubs, and film projects), voice acting has been on my mind as a potential career avenue for a good few years now. I'm currently at a juncture where I've more or less lost the motivation and desire for pursuing my previous career option (translation) and am looking for something else. I'm also on my way out of a 4-5 year long depression that's put a damper on all my aspirations and my active life, and I'm looking for way to... I dunno, become active again, I suppose. Voice acting has increasingly felt like something I want to work with, whether as a career or simply as a hobby, and the relatively low cost of getting started makes it seems a lot less of a mental hurdle than trying to get into, say, research or professional acting.

The first cartoon that got me into voice acting was Dragon Ball. But throughout time, it’s been multiple video games and other cartoons that I still watch today. I’ve always had my own clever voices and been able to mimic other voices very well. I’m always the guy that people are like, “DO THAT THING”. So I feel like I may need to get things started.

Being a voice actor is a dream of mine :)) I don’t have to worry about people seeing my face

Thanks for all the info. Your voice is great. Greetings from the beautiful Algarve. Do you know? Welcome all.

Anime, Video Games and even I been listening to the voices the actors and actresses that voices their characters.

I really want to get into this because I really love anime so much and a huge fan of it as well.

I thought it would be a really fun career as I enjoy and love anime, cartoons, video games, and even those cool trailers with those dramatic voices (lol) but after this I’m a little scared it sounds a lot more difficult and strenuous then I expected

I am completely new to the acting scene!!! But I am a very animated person when being my authentic self. My voice is very unique, loud and deep and I’m sure if provoked I could definitely bring some fresh new characters to life in these upcoming cartoons that are trying to find voices. I have no clue on who to talk to or where to begin this process. Please let know what are the basic things I need to do first when approaching this type of work from a blank canvas 😬. I’m very eager to get into this type of work ! Thanks !

For me it's by animations like characters in different series, my voice is that great but I'm trying to learn my best.

I've always had a knack for impersonating some cartoon characters to the point where people have actually said I should do voice overs. Just never thought it was a possibility since I was military and had three jobs. Now I think i might want to give it a go.

I’ve been told since I was a preteen that my voice would be perfect for radio and cartoons! I want to take a chance and see if I could succeed but I don’t know where to start

I wanna be a voice actor because it looks like a lot of fun and my favorite voice actress Tara Strong inspired me with her amazing talent.

Acting was my dream but I lost my eyesight and being blind it would be impossible to be an actor so I want to be a voice actor. And also so as you said that people say I've got a good voice and it motivated me to be a voice actor.

Stumbled onto this video while looking at various paths for getting into voice acting, and I have to say that despite my introverted, somewhat reclusive nature, I'm still interested. - I may be introverted, but I'm not shy. However, I *am* a perfectionist. I worry about messing things up a lot. I'm learning to get over it, though. - I've been told that I have a soothing voice, yes, but that's not what made me want to be a voice actor, although it has influenced me a little. In fact, I have a hard time changing my voice outside of really obvious impersonations. (I can imitate Stitch from Lilo and Stitch, for example, but I can't make my voice gravelly or deep.) - I can handle rejection. It doesn't feel good to be rejected, but it happens to everyone at some point, and I'm willing to accept rejection, which leads me to the reason I want to get into voice acting: "If we gave up every time we lost, then we'd never be able to move forward." Ruby Rose, from the show RWBY. I'm a creative person, and I find inspiration everywhere. My subconscious is always working to filter through my experiences and find useful tidbits for my stories. And I find a lot of inspiration in video games, TV shows, and books. One of the TV shows I've found to be so inspirational is RWBY. (There are others, too, of course.) To see the progress that has been made on a show which started with small, 5-minute episodes... and to see the progress that the actual characters make within the show... that's huge for me. It shows that if you want something enough, if you work for it, you can achieve it. It's a lesson my parents taught me. And I think that voice acting can be a way to live that lesson for me, because it runs contrary to a few of my own personality traits (perfectionism being one of them), traits which I want to overcome.

I want to become a voice actor because my passion is to speak! :)