Bay, ‘I never said anything quite so silly as Optimus Prime. He’s 40 feet fall … walking in the backyard and the kid says, ‘You’re in my mother’s garden.’ Prime: ‘My bad.’ "There is one thing where he’s in a garden … looking into the second story window of house. Talking one on one and even throwing out dumb one liners … It’s just so foreign for Optimus to say some of those things. To make him generally more human in a sense of relating to a human being.
"… young kid Spike Witwicky and so he had to become more human and that was one of the elements I worked on. He genuinely appeared to like my work … As a matter of fact, he would say, ‘Would Prime do this?’ And I would say, ‘Ummm, maybe not.’ On Michael Bay’s new approach to the character of Optimus Prime:Ĭullen: "He’s a great director and I had no problems with him at all. I don’t believe I scared them but I actually believe if it weren’t for the fan base … I would have never got that role and I really appreciate you people for it and I love you for it." Believe me, boy, their careers are on the line and nobody wants to make a mistake. "When there’s that many millions of dollars, there’s a lot of guys with their tails between their legs. "After the audition of course, I was kind of wound up and a bit nervous … It was tough to go and redo your character after all those years and try to convince people again … I got in the car ‘I’m not going to do this again. Ironhide voice: Ah, come on, Prime! Let’s kick some butt!
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So I was talking to Ironhide and the girl was not a very good actor … and I stand beside her ‘Do you mind if I read that? I played HIM in the series too.’ And I got into it and said: "When I went to the audition, the first time I met Michael Bay, there was a young girl assistant that had the … It was Ironhide and Prime together. It’s like an elastic band and stretching it, but it’s still the eastic band and the strength of the characters are still there. I didn’t have any problem trying to find him … it was like riding a bike and he came right back … And he still stands for the qualities the writers gave him from the get go. I’m going to go in and fand out what they want … Had they asked me to do changes in the character, I would have declined. On deciding to audition for the new movies:Ĭullen: " okay, what the heck. For those who don’t want to read the entire interview, Alan Kistler sent us the major highlights. Now Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime from the original Transformers Generation One cartoon series (as well as the voice of Eeyore, Monterey Jack from Disney’s Rescue Rangers and Murky Dismal from Rainbow Brite) has given an interview on. If John Wayne were a giant robot with a gun, he would be Optimus Prime.
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