“Obviously as a kid, for probably anybody who chose animation voiceover as a career in their adult life, Mel Blanc was the touchstone for everybody. He kind of invented the job and was the first voice actor to get onscreen credit.” FirstsKindKidsJobsActorsVoiceCareersAdultsCreditAnimationTouchstonesMel Blanc Author:Tom Kenny
“There's only five real people in Hollywood. Everyone else is Mel Blanc.” PeopleRealFiveHollywoodMel Blanc Author:Jack Benny
“I remember as a kid watching TV and seeing Mel Blanc doing his voices and Paul Winchell doing his ventriloquism and thinking, 'Those guys are having a good time. I want to do that.'” ThinkingWantKidsRememberGuyVoiceSeeingTvsGood TimesHaving A Good TimeWatching TvVentriloquismMel Blanc Author:Jim Cummings
“Mel Blanc passed away in '89, and they held auditions, and I did my first job [as Porky Pig] in 1990.” FirstsJobsPigsAuditionsPassed AwayMel Blanc Author:Bob Bergen
“Mel Blanc is a hero because of what he could do with his voice for all the Looney Tunes, the Warner Brothers cartoons, to be the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig. To me, he's a great actor.” ActorsVoiceBrotherHeroTunesDucksPigsCartoonBugsGreat ActorsBunniesWarner BrothersLooney TunesDaffy DuckMel Blanc Author:Nicolas Cage
“I've always said that you can't be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc's voice.” SaidVoiceDoing MeMel Blanc Author:Billy West
“Oh, here comes Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and Jimmy Smits!” VoiceBugsJimmyBunniesMel Blanc Author:Roger Ebert