To Be A Comedian, You

Sid [the Character From 'ice Age'] Is A Prehistoric Sloth. Sloths Move Really Slowly And They Store Food In The Cheek Pouches. That's Where I Got The Voice That You Hear. He Had To Sound As Though He Was Storing Food.

First I Went To C.w. Post And I Was A Psychology And Theater Major And Then I Transferred To Nyu's Tisch School Of The Arts As A Drama Major.

I Did 40 Voices For Chris Wedge, The Director Of The First Film, Before Coming Up With The Version We Used. He Was Hard To Please, I Don't Know Why. I Gave Him Really Slow Talking Voices. Then I Thought Perhaps Sid Could Be An Indian Sounding Sloth. To Find Out More About My Character, I Watched Footage Of Sloths. I Discovered That The Food They Store In Their Pouches Rots And Ferments And Half The Time They're Drunk.

I Really Love It, I Love Working With Directors That Are Very Collaborative And Allow Me Input. I've Done Over 75 Films, It's Just Like You're An Apprentice. You Learn So Much About Camerawork, Lenses, And I'm Always Talking About Dps And Directors And They Always Give Me Lists. I Think Pretty Soon, I'll Be Ready To Move Away From Being In Front Of The Camera.

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