Practice Your Voices

There is a great clip from the film, Mrs. Doubtfire, where  Robin Williams' social worker character, asks, "what do you mean, 'you do voices?'"

She is asking about his skills and Williams busts out some definite voices.  I am not saying to be like Williams, you certainly have your own voices and practice to your heart's content. 

Here are 8 reasons you have not thought of on why you should practice your voices:

A great acting coach will tell you to not be afraid with what your instincts tell you.  If your instincts tell you to do a monologue from "Clueless" in a Bugs Bunny accent, do it.  You may not get the part, but at least you know what you are capable of.

Will Farrell is one of the few things we can all agree on.

Funny depends on coincidental circumstances.  Funny voices?  Well that's just funny.

Kidnapped in Medellin AGAIN?  That's alright.  No more scratching your head and thinking, Shit, how am I going to get outta this one?  Crank out a great voice and you will have the druglords so confused, they will have to let you go.  Good luck getting home, though.  That's not covered in this post.

Tina Fey is another one of the few things we can all agree on.

The Geico Pothole Commercial.    I mean, why wouldn't you try to impersonate this?  Your characters are always there and, depending on the situation, not far from the surface. They show up every now and again. It can be good for you. It just can. Then again, who knows?

The funniest person you know is not a professional comedian. He's not the guy who does voice-overs on the Simpsons, Family Guy, or the Muppets.  He's a friend of yours or a family member, because of the total wealth of input you have together, the two-way connection.  Use your different voices with your friends, family, pets, even yourself.  You're guaranteed to get a laugh.

"I don’t think anybody’s necessarily ready for death. You can only hope that when it approaches, you feel like you’ve said what you wanted to say. Nobody wants to go out in mid-sentence."  I love this.  Johnny Depp is a lover and a fighter and sure, he creates a lot of crushes.  And he's right, you know?  Go out on a merry go-round.  Go out like you've said everything in every voice possible.  Let your colors shine.  Go on.