so your voice isn't perfect. perfect.

I get so frustrated casting in Los Angeles sometimes. It feels like every young man between 22-32 is the same person. They’re like the Borg. Light California accents, lots of good, positive energy, very little personal point-of-view. It’s like they’ve all sat in a room, watched the same bad TV, listened to the same bad radio spots and said, “Let’s all do that!” There are some incredible exceptions. I like imperfect voices. They make me lean in. Lisps, odd rhythms, ineffable underground emotions, odd ticks, weird outbursts. We all have them. We’ve subjugated them out of fear of not being accepted. Don’t let some factory voiceover teacher smooth you out. And don't model your voice after what you hear on the media. That's the Borg speaking. I love your voice. It’s you.