You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 97.

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.

This is the fifth and final part of my interview with the amazing Phil Lamar.

Phil has played major roles in such animated shows as Futurama, Justice League, Star Wars,

and Samurai Jack.

In the last episode, Phil outlined the unique challenges that any minority actor has to face when trying to build a career in the entertainment industry.

It can be difficult to know how to present oneself as a minority actor in a primarily Caucasian storytelling environment like animation.

Phil has learned to succeed in this environment with skill and grace, and I can't think him enough for sharing his experiences and insight with all my listeners.

In this, our final episode together, Phil actually describes the thought process he went through when making decisions about how to portray the voice of the John Stewart version of

Green Lantern for the Justice League animated series. This is a rare look inside the head of a talented

voice actor as he determines how best to bring a character to life. I personally find it

fascinating and enlightening to hear what character traits Phil blended

in order to get the voice of John Stewart just right. Get ready for some priceless words of wisdom,

because here they come. And now, the feature segment. To me, in animation, the voice is only a third at most of the character.

The visual component and the writing are the other two thirds.

There is nothing in the writing about his race, but he's painted brown.

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