Dan Castellaneta
Dan Castellaneta
Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellanetais an American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he voices many other characters on the show, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Sideshow Mel, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby and Hans Moleman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionVoice Actor
Date of Birth29 October 1957
CityOak Park, IL
CountryUnited States of America
There are times when the writers ask us to improvise. Sometimes the animators are inspired by what you do, and sometimes you are inspired by what the animators do
Getting out of jury duty is easy. The trick is to say you're prejudiced against all races.
I've made a kind of pact with myself where I said, It doesn't matter what it is as long as I'm acting.
The nice thing is that, at least in Los Angeles, I'm known as a character actor and I do auditions for other things besides just cartoon shows
After years of doing it, you learn the difference between your ego and your opinion. When you're married you have to cut through that.
Oh, everything's too damned expensive these days. This Bible cost 15 bucks! And talk about a preachy book! Everybody's a sinner! Except this guy.
It's the weirdest thing. When you go into acting, you expect to be a huge star and to be recognized... It did happen, but not in the way you expect it to... In L.A., I'm just another character actor
It's hard to find a play that's right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided to write one myself
The Simpsons can go anywhere in the world and not worry about any budgetary issues. However, even when the show has had its run, I think the characters can go on in perpetuity
Operator! Give me the number for 911!
To many, Homer may appear lazy and a loser, but he's just much misguided. He's boorish, sure, but well meaning and, I guess, the one thing we have in common is the pursuit of lousy diets.
All normal people love meat. If I went to a barbeque and there was no meat, I would say 'Yo Goober! Where's the meat?'. I'm trying to impress people here Lisa. You don't win friends with salad.
If I were actually Homer Simpson, I'd be getting scripts out the wazoo.
It is better to watch things then to do them.