You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery episode number 77.

Welcome to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with Crispin Freeman.

Voiceactingmastery.com is your place to learn both the skills and the mindset you need to become a professional voice actor, even if you're just getting started.

In each episode of this podcast, you'll discover valuable tips, tricks, and insider information

to help you portray characters in animation, video games, and beyond.

And now here's your host, voice actor Crispin Freeman.

Hi there, my name is Crispin Freeman, and I'll be your guide through the world of voice acting.

If you'd like to know more about me, feel free to check out my personal website at www.crispinfreeman.com.

In this episode, I'll be interviewing a very talented young voice actress, Grace Rolek.

Grace and I met while recording the animated show Stephen Universe for Cartoon Network.

I was immediately impressed by Grace's skill and her professional demeanor.

I became even more impressed when I realized that Grace, who is now 16,

had been voice acting since she was about five or six years old.

From her roles in Mulan II and Final Fantasy Advent Children

to playing the voice of Lucy in the Charlie Brown special,

Happiness is a Warm Blanket,

Grace has done an amazing range of work for someone so young.

As a voice actor and a voice acting mentor, I'm often approached by young people who worry that they are not old enough to voice act professionally.

While I always assure them that it's possible to voice act at any age, Grace is living proof of that statement. She was generous enough

to spend an afternoon talking with me, so I can show my listeners what it takes to begin and

maintain a voice acting career at a relatively young age. I'm very grateful to her for taking the

time to share her experiences with all of you. I'd also like to thank Andrew Feliciano, the owner of Voice Tracks West, for allowing us to record this interview in his studio.

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