Quotes by John DiMaggio

About John DiMaggio:

John William DiMaggio is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian, known for his work as Bender from the television show Futurama and Jake the Dog on Adventure Time. Other voice-over roles of his include Dr. Drakken and Motor Ed on Kim Possible, Brother Blood on Teen Titans , Rico in The Penguins of Madagascar, Fu Dog and Ogre In American Dragon: Jake Long and as the voice of Shnitzel on Chowder.
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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.

John DiMaggio

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.

John DiMaggio

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.

John DiMaggio

I had always been heavily influenced by stand-up. I was in a comedy team called Red Johnny And The Round Guy.

John DiMaggio

I wasn't hip to 'Samurai Jack' until I saw it, but then I was all, 'This show is awesome!'

John DiMaggio

Any voice where you've got to scream over a battle or whatever, that's always difficult. It's harder than it seems.

John DiMaggio

'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.

John DiMaggio

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.

John DiMaggio

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.

John DiMaggio

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.

John DiMaggio

Author Bio

  • NameJohn DiMaggio
  • DescriptionAmerican voice actor and comedian
  • AliasesJohn William DiMaggio
  • BornSeptember 4, 1968
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Voice Actor