Daily Inspiration Quote by Dan Castellaneta

There is a sly humility baked into Castellaneta's relief here: in Los Angeles, the town that turns people into brands, he gets to be known for range instead of a single, lucrative trick. Coming from the voice behind Homer Simpson and a whole bench of Simpsons characters, the line plays like a quiet negotiation with fame. The world hears one iconic voice and assumes the rest of your career is just variations on a catchphrase; Castellaneta is telling you that inside the industry, the story can be different.

The phrase "nice thing" does a lot of work. It's casual, almost throwaway, but it signals how rare this is for a performer whose most famous work is literally disembodied. Voice actors often fight a double invisibility: audiences don't recognize their faces, and casting directors can pigeonhole them as "cartoon" talent, as if vocal precision and comedic timing are somehow lesser forms of acting. By emphasizing "character actor", Castellaneta is claiming a classic, respected LA identity - the flexible craftsperson who disappears into parts - rather than the celebrity lane.

"At least in Los Angeles" is the tell: he knows perception shifts by zip code. Outside the industry, you're the voice. Inside it, you can still chase the traditional audition ecosystem, where legitimacy is measured by being called in for "other things". The subtext is less about ego than survival: staying employable means staying uncategorizable.