A Goofy Episode with Bill Farmer

A Bit of Optimism

The Optimism Company from Simon Sinek

Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Management, Education

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

There is a very good chance that Bill Farmer has already made your life brighter and you had no idea. That's because Bill is a Disney Legend. He has been the voice of Goofy since 1987, among countless other Disney characters. What started as a simple impression sparked an amazing career that has influenced millions with a message of optimism. He views his work as an act of service. As a result, he brings his audience joy that they carry with them for the rest of their lives. This is… A Bit of Optimism.

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0:00.0	Most of you have probably never heard the name Bill Farmer, but to Disney, he's a legend,
0:12.9	as much as Robin Williams or Betty White.
0:16.1	He is one of the most wonderful and prolific voice actors out there.
0:21.2	He's done the voice of Foghorn Leghorn, Sylvester the Cat, Pluto, and most famously he
0:27.9	is the voice of Goofy.
0:31.1	But it's how he approaches his work.
0:33.2	He views it as an act of service, where his goal is to bring joy and happiness to all
0:38.3	his audiences.
0:40.1	Don't you agree, Goofy?
0:41.6	Gorsh!
0:42.6	This sure is a bit of optimism.
0:45.2	Woohoo!
0:52.2	Bill Farmer, you're one of the more unusual guests that we've had on this podcast, simply
0:57.3	because everybody knows who you are, but very few people know who you are.
1:03.7	Right.
1:04.7	Yes.
1:05.7	Yeah.
1:06.7	I get to hang around with some very famous characters, but no one knows me.
1:09.9	You know, I say Goofy's famous, I'm not, and I like it that way.
1:13.7	So a lot of people who are in show business, they dream of being actors, they dream of being
1:20.6	musicians, rock stars and the like, very few people that I know of, dream of being
1:27.2	a cartoon voice.
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