I do talk less now because the sound of my voice saying over and over the things I said years ago embarrasses and depresses me. Why do I say the same things over and over?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The less you talk, the more you're listened to.
I mean, my voice has gotten a little deeper sounding as I've gotten older, I think. I noticed that.
Somehow when I express my voice, I feel that much more vulnerable. For instance, if I used the wrong word, or if I said something and somebody could take the word and misinterpret it.
It's what you do every time. You isolate what you know, and you create a mental image of what you're doing. Every time you speak you don't have to think about it. Words come out of your mouth based on what you know. That's the same job every time.
One of the things that I'm realizing is that in voice-over work, you have to actually do more work with your facial muscles and your mouth. You have to kind of exaggerate your pronunciation a little bit more, whereas with live action, you can get away with mumbling sometimes.
I had worked so hard for so long that I developed a speech impediment. It happens when I get tired.
Speaking is what most people work on. They forget the thinking and the breathing and instead try to occupy space with sound.
I've learned a lot about my voice, and about things I can do with it. Maybe that's why my sound has become a little more pop.
Out of frustration, I say things. Now, people listen to me so much I can say it under my breath and everybody hears me... I said in the past that I'm a work in progress, and I feel like I'm progressing.
Why talk now when so many things have been said without ever giving me a chance to talk?