Jon Benjamin
Jon Benjamin
arbiter beyond elected hope mayor message official public sole standards
I think the message one would hope the mayor would take away from this is that he is not the sole arbiter of standards in public life, that an elected official can nevertheless go beyond what is acceptable.
freedom limits people sensitive speech within
With freedom of speech comes responsibility. And one has to be sensitive to the people within a society, so there are limits to what can be said.
against brought campaign running
It's a smokescreen that we have been running some kind of campaign against him. It was he who brought this on himself.
learned lesson material prior sort videos
I've learned to wait 'til an idea is worth making. That's not really a lesson I've learned; I sort of always did it that way. But there's no reason or need to make videos prior to when you make a show, because then you need material for it.
age came develop early eventually function meeting people plan seek shows voice work
I started doing comedy with no plan to do voice work. Voice work came as a function of doing comedy and meeting people who eventually develop shows like that. I didn't seek out from an early age to be on cartoons.
worked
I've never worked for a show or was on a show where I didn't have a lot of control creatively, but then again, I haven't worked on a lot of shows.
given knew liked people pursued
I never pursued acting with, like, auditions. If anything, I was given roles by people who knew me and liked what I did.
putting
I'm not opposed to putting myself in danger for meaningless comedy.
girls
Cute girls and burgers. What more can you ask for? That's why we live in America.
break couple days ethic great hard hours physically sleep start voiceover work
It's physically hard for me to work. I start to break down, physically. My joints start. I get weepy eyes. I don't sleep well. I was never a hard worker, I guess. So the voiceover work ethic is really great for me - couple days a month, two hours a day.
If you do nothing long enough, something's bound to happen.
food lose stop wonderful
I need to lose some weight. I'm getting really fat. But I'm getting older, and I just can't stop eating wonderful food. Rich, wonderful food.