The “Star Wars” voice acting legend explains how he literally talks to himself while recording.
(And there are alotof clones in this show.)
Theyre no longer just kicking around the universe as hotshot mercenaries.
‘The Bad Batch’ season 3.Lucasfilm
Theyre in the middle of a really serious intergalactic shift that it is happening.
So, its a very exciting story that is at once very big, but its also very personal.
Youve got Palpatine and Moff Tarkin, and youve got the big baddies.
Dee Bradley Baker.JB Lacroix/ WireImage
This is on their radar, and thats the big story thats playing out.
Are they going to fight?
What are they going to do?
Thats the story of the Bad Batch.
Has that gotten easier with time, or has it always felt like second nature?
With the talking to myself as a room of clones, that first took a little bit of focus.
It took a little bit of extra energy to keep everybody clear.
But as we kicked along with it, it became easier and easier.
It was actually a little bit easier with the Bad Batch themselves because theyre so different.
Theyre each a distinct and different character.
Of the clones, I particularly wanted to ask about Crosshair.
His evolution to me has been one of the most fascinating parts of this story.
Tell me a little bit about how you wanted to approach him and the journey he goes on.
Crosshair is the most transactional and cynical the least warm fuzzy you could possibly imagine.
But hes no longer able to maintain this distance, thats the thing.
Now, almost improbably, its Omega that comes round to say, Im going to help you.
You need help, and we can do this.
Its a beautiful thing to see.
Its a very human thing, and I think humans need that sense of hope and redemption.
I think thats a key thing aboutStar Wars,really, that theyve honed down on.
And that definitely centers on Crosshair.
Do you know the number of unique clones youve voiced?
Its got to be a crazy number, right?
Fans will give me posters that theyve made of all the characters.
Im like, I remember the name, but I need to go back and review this!
But youll still find a fan whos like, Yeah, I really love Kix.
What episode was he in?
Oh, he was in the second season, fifth episode.
Im like, I believe you!
And of course, theyre always right.
Whats it like for you to think about your journey withStar Wars?
As a voice actor, you start out on a series innocent of anything thats about to happen.
You just dont know.
For me, no one was more surprised than me that I even got cast in this.
Im going to be soldiers?
Im normally doing the weird, comedic stuff.
I wouldnt have thought myself capable of this.
I wouldnt have thought to cast myself as this.
I just feel so lucky to have been along for the ride on that.
[Laughs] The Frog Lady and the Frog Man, I voiced them both.
Every aspect of this world, people embrace it.
They want to live in it.
They want to meet the characters that are in it, the people that inhabit it.
You want to dress up, get the cosplay going, get the whole family into it.
You want to be in this world.
It’s like the originalStar Wars,the bar scene in Tatooine.
I want to see all these creatures hang out!
Im like, Whoa, stop, pause it.
I want to look at that character for a while.
I want to meetall of it.
Thats how it feels to me.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
