], "Let's get it on!" : There were rumors for a long time that somebody like George Clooney would be brought in as Optimus. How did it feel to beat out all those pretty-boy A-listers?
: I'm happy, and I'm happy for the fanbase. Without the fanbase, I certainly would be on the normal highway route of being looked over. The genuine appreciation I have is to the fanbase.
: In addition to "Transformers," you provided the voices for characters on "My Little Pony," "G.I. Joe," "GoBots," "Rainbow Brite," "Voltron" and so many others that meant a great deal to a generation.
But a lot of people would say these were soulless commercials trying to sell us toys. What would you say to them? : Well, I don't see it that way.
It was a job, of course, doing Saturday-morning animation. But the way I saw it, I was performing for kids sitting on their carpet, staring at a TV while Dad washed the car and Mom was in the kitchen. : When I was a kid, I assumed that the people behind "Smurfs" hated "Snorks" people, that "Real Ghostbusters" people battled with "Ghostbusters" people, and that the "Transformers" and "GoBots" people were mortal enemies.
You did voices on those last two shows. ], "Let's get it on!
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