Gratitude for fans:
James Arnold Taylor: [The responsibility of being a member of the "Star Wars" franchise is] not something that we take lightly. You know, there are so many amazing, talented voice actors involved in "Star Wars," from Jim Cummings – who’s here – to Corey Burton to Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane, Phil Lamar, Nika Futterman, on and on and on. Ashley Eckstein, Matt Lanter…
Ashley Eckstein: James Arnold Taylor!
JAT: Catherine Taber, uh… this guy, James Arnold Taylor. We don’t hold it lightly because we are huge "Star Wars" fans, and we are blessed to be a part of this. So, we’re just thrilled to be able to have you all come up to the table and say that and tell us your stories. We just thank you for that. [Audience cheers]
AE: And we know how much it means to you because it means that much to us, so thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your support. Thank you for sticking with us. [In the voice of Ahsoka Tano:] "You’re stuck with me, Sky Guy." [Audience cheers]
On the difference between live action and voice acting:
Matt Lanter: It's a whole different process: you're behind the microphone, your technique has to be pretty good or else you're not going to be heard very well, you have to bring out all the emotion [while] being kind of confined…
JAT: No looks, so Matt Lanter can’t rely on those hunky good looks. You can’t look into the camera because there's no camera – it's just a microphone! And then, you have to rely on being able to convey everything with just your voice. It is also, when you’re doing animation like "The Clone Wars," we did it just like this. We were in the round. We read together. We were in the room together. When you’re doing a video game, you’re alone in the studio. If you’re doing an animated feature film, you’re usually alone. So, each one of them has their own challenges. Each one is different. But you’re always, hopefully, conveying the right emotion and character and don’t get them confused. That would be bad.
AK: I will say – because we get this question a lot – a lot of people come up to us and they say, "How can I be a voice actor?" Well, voice acting is just acting, at its core, so I say, if you want to get into voice acting, get into acting. I started in theater, and then I actually went to film and television, and then I went into voiceover. So, the techniques are different, you know, like Matt said, but, at its core, it’s all acting.
ML: Yeah, just using different tools to bring a character to life. And, you know, there’s just different… You’re hindered by some things in live action, and the opposite goes for VO – but it’s all acting. You’re right.
Matt Lanter talks about "Timeless":
JAT: You’ve done a lot of time travel. What was your favorite episode? What was your favorite era?
ML: If I had been on a show where we time-travelled…
JAT: You were on a show where you time-travelled!
ML: We can talk about it, right? It’s done. It’s over.
JAT: Oh, I get it.
ML: …The whole "strike" thing…
JAT: [As Obi-Wan Kenobi] "You didn’t hear this." [Audience laughs]
ML: I had a lot of really fun episodes. I liked… We had a Nazi Germany episode that I thought was really fun. It was a great episode. My character was… That sounds really weird, I know: "The Nazi Germany episode was fun." My character got to fan-boy over Ian Fleming. […] But that was a fun episode for me. And also, behind the scenes – as a cast, as a crew – we just started to have a lot of fun in that episode, so it stands out for me.
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