Steven Blum quotes

“Anime has sent me all over the world, introducing me to people who have touched my life in indescribably profound ways.”
-- Steven Blum

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“Anime has been good to me. I made and continue to make very little money at it, but the undying, feverish loyalty of the fans of the genre has been such a life-changing influence for me that I wanted to do everything I possibly could to help give something back to them.”
-- Steven Blum

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“One of my biggest superstitions is to never speak about the future out loud. Lets just say I got a lot out there and I hope to keep on going.”
-- Steven Blum

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“I started out doing improvised voices when I started working in a program where I read for kids in schools. I had some kids and they asked me if I would mind doing it. I was very happy to do it. Thats where I got my training before I went to the public. I did that for several years. It was actually the best vocal training I could have had.”
-- Steven Blum

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“Toonami was a tremendous vehicle, delivering the art of Japanese animation to a massive audience that may have otherwise never experienced it. I feel an immense debt of gratitude to everyone involved with the show and to every fan who supported it.”
-- Steven Blum

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“My kids love anime, but I don't show them the really graphic stuff”

“I'd forgotten I'd done the anime called Spirited Away, the English version of a Japanese film.”

Source : Interview with Ken P., www.ign.com. June 21, 2002.

“When a man learns to love, he must bear the risk of hatred.”

“Geek cred points for trying to stump me, but sorry, you'll have to do better than that. Would you like to try anime for a hundred?" When she looked blank, he sighed. "What took it down, anime, or the Jeopardy reference?”

“I have always been afraid... Always been pretending to follow you closely, alwyas been pretending to sharpen my teeth, when the truth is, I am ... scared to death just treading on your shadow.”

“I discovered cosplay because I was going to an anime convention and did some research, and found out people dressed up as characters. I made a very badly put-together costume because I felt this desire to dress up.”

Source : "Cosplay's Wonder Woman: Yaya Han Leads 'Heroes Of Cosplay'". Interview with Aaron Sagers, www.mtv.com. August 13, 2013.

“Facts are what pedantic, dull people have instead of opinions.”

Source : A.A. Gill (2007). “The Angry Island: Hunting the English”, p.11, Simon and Schuster

“There are a lot of people who know me who can't understand for the life of them why I would got to work on something as unserious as baseball. If they only knew.”

Source : Source: www.realstylenetwork.com

“People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.”

“Profound love demands a deep conception and out of this develops reverence for the mystery of life. It brings us close to all beings, to the poorest and smallest as well as all others.”