Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actor John DiMaggio.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
John William DiMaggio is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on Futurama, Jake the Dog on Adventure Time, Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War series, Dr. Drakken on Kim Possible, Hak Foo in Jackie Chan Adventures, The Scotsman on Samurai Jack, Brother Blood on Teen Titans, Shnitzel on Chowder, Fu Dog on American Dragon: Jake Long, Hammerhead and Sandman on The Spectacular Spider-Man, Aquaman on Batman: The Brave and the Bold, King Zøg on Disenchantment, Wakka and Kimahri in Final Fantasy X, Rath and Aggregor on Ben 10, and Gonza in the English version of Princess Mononoke.
I wasn't hip to 'Samurai Jack' until I saw it, but then I was all, 'This show is awesome!'
Tell me that you don't like cartoons, and I think there's something wrong with you. I don't understand why people don't like cartoons.
I don't like it when celebrities get voice work. But then again, if I was the producer, I wouldn't want a bunch of no-names doing my show and have to worry about word-of-mouth. I see both sides of the story.
As a standup comedian, you have to develop a sense of fearlessness. It's really important for your livelihood and your well-being. And if you don't do that, you're going to fail; you're never going to be able to stand up on the cliff and jump off.
As long as I'm working, I'm happy. You see my face - great. You don't see my face - too bad, I don't care. I'll keep going.
Any good production team is going to allow an actor to breathe life into the characters - that's why they hired that woman, that man, whatever the case.
Any voice where you've got to scream over a battle or whatever, that's always difficult. It's harder than it seems.
I had always been heavily influenced by stand-up. I was in a comedy team called Red Johnny And The Round Guy.
'Futurama' was a big deal. People had already started to hear about me a little bit here and there, but that was the first series I booked to be a regular on.
I love nothing better than a dirty cartoon. I think that it's really, really funny to see adult themes in a genre that's usually directed towards children.
I just don't like it when people get credited for their voice work and it's really shitty. It's really thin, there's nothing to it, there's no meat behind it. It's, like, "Oh, it's a celebrity."
I think cartoons are important. Tell me that you don't like cartoons, and I think there's something wrong with you. I don't understand why people don't like cartoons.
It's fun, I didn't have enough money as a kid to buy a drum set, so I had to do something. I would mimic the sounds. That was it. And it worked. It worked for years.
Slowly but surely, the older I get, the fatter I get. It just goes.
The more you ride the bike, the better it gets, and the more you know how to ride it.
I think that it's really, really funny to see adult themes in a genre that's usually directed towards children.