I guess people today couldn’t even imagine back then, with people suppressing coughs! People smoked in that room, there was very little ventilation. Back in those days, in the early 80’s, there was still smoking. With the series, the T1 especially, we all worked together in a small room, a very confined room. Oh yeah, I think there are big differences. Having played Optimus in the movies and animated series, as well as the video games, is the process between those three much different at all? I was disappointed, and more than that I guess because I really had become used to working a regular show and it provided me the financial security for car payments, and raising a family so it was a bit of a stunner, I would say. They didn’t tell you if you had fan mail or something so just I assumed in typical Hollywood fashion, I was getting dumped, for either performance or for whatever reasons. Well, I was devastated, and I really didn’t know why because there was no indicating source of popularity back then, you know. I had the great, great benefit of having a brother who had served in the Marine Corps in Vietnam as an officer, and he was truly a hero to me and his parting words when I went out the door when we were living together were “Peter, be a real hero, don’t be a Hollywood hero, Be tough enough to be gentle and be honest.” I said “Well okay Larry” and so the words that I read were a complete response to what he had said, and I could hear his voice, and thats how that happened.”Īfter all the years have passed by, and your voice, the voice of Optimus Prime has become so recognisable the world over, how did it make you feel in 1986 when Optimus was killed off in the animated film? I went to it fairly armed with knowing that I was going to play a hero, or audition for a hero. Well way back in the 80’s, in the industry they have a term that is referred to as a general all out casting thing called a cattle call, you’ve probably heard of it, and I responded to that through my talent representative. So we are going to kick off from the beginning, how did you first land the role of Optimus Prime way back in the 1980’s? He is a man who makes time for his fans and has a great deal of affection for the love bestowed upon him by people from all corners of the world. Peter Cullen is without doubt one of the nicest guys in the entertainment industry. We talk about how he landed the role of Optimus Prime, the differences between voicing for the movie and video game industry, and we even touch on an anecdote about a fire in a recording studio.Īny fans of Transformers, or just entertainment in general, will not want to miss this interview. The man is a living legend, and we are very grateful to have gotten a few minutes with him. To coincide with the recent release of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, we were offered the marvelous opportunity to interview the voice behind Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen.
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