Hank Azaria

What's the difference between Clouseau, Spectre Clouseau, silly French voice, or Dr. Strangelove, silly German voice, and Haruni V. Bakshi, a rather silly Indian voice? And it's a question I still get asked today. People will say, comments, I'm like, still to this day. Why can you do Luigi? And that's not offensive. Why can you talk like Cletus? And that's not a problem, but you can't do Apu.

What's the difference between Clouseau, Spectre Clouseau, silly French voice, or Dr. Strangelove, silly German voice, and Haruni V. Bakshi, a rather silly Indian voice? And it's a question I still get asked today. People will say, comments, I'm like, still to this day. Why can you do Luigi? And that's not offensive. Why can you talk like Cletus? And that's not a problem, but you can't do Apu.

What's the difference between Clouseau, Spectre Clouseau, silly French voice, or Dr. Strangelove, silly German voice, and Haruni V. Bakshi, a rather silly Indian voice? And it's a question I still get asked today. People will say, comments, I'm like, still to this day. Why can you do Luigi? And that's not offensive. Why can you talk like Cletus? And that's not a problem, but you can't do Apu.

Right. Honestly, at first I thought, let me look into this and then I'll go back to doing The Voice and say, I understand, but I'm going to keep doing this. And I was surprised myself that I came down on, no, actually, I think I am participating in a harm here.

Right. Honestly, at first I thought, let me look into this and then I'll go back to doing The Voice and say, I understand, but I'm going to keep doing this. And I was surprised myself that I came down on, no, actually, I think I am participating in a harm here.

Right. Honestly, at first I thought, let me look into this and then I'll go back to doing The Voice and say, I understand, but I'm going to keep doing this. And I was surprised myself that I came down on, no, actually, I think I am participating in a harm here.

Well, look, I'm not a hero, but I got dragged to this, okay? And I couldn't get out of it because I had this professional public decision to make.

Well, look, I'm not a hero, but I got dragged to this, okay? And I couldn't get out of it because I had this professional public decision to make.

Well, look, I'm not a hero, but I got dragged to this, okay? And I couldn't get out of it because I had this professional public decision to make.

There were a few things that were linchpin moments in that decision. I'd say the main thing was when hate crimes were perpetrated against Southern Asian people, a lot of times they were just called Apu. It became a slur when convenience store guys were stabbed or shot or robbed.

There were a few things that were linchpin moments in that decision. I'd say the main thing was when hate crimes were perpetrated against Southern Asian people, a lot of times they were just called Apu. It became a slur when convenience store guys were stabbed or shot or robbed.

There were a few things that were linchpin moments in that decision. I'd say the main thing was when hate crimes were perpetrated against Southern Asian people, a lot of times they were just called Apu. It became a slur when convenience store guys were stabbed or shot or robbed.

especially when guys who were in those more stereotypical professions, taxi driver, they were hated on physically and called Apu. That wasn't great. That means it got away from us. Something got away. Of course, we didn't mean it that way. Yes. And we're not to blame for people turning it into that kind of hate, but we did tee it up. It was interesting. I did...

especially when guys who were in those more stereotypical professions, taxi driver, they were hated on physically and called Apu. That wasn't great. That means it got away from us. Something got away. Of course, we didn't mean it that way. Yes. And we're not to blame for people turning it into that kind of hate, but we did tee it up. It was interesting. I did...

especially when guys who were in those more stereotypical professions, taxi driver, they were hated on physically and called Apu. That wasn't great. That means it got away from us. Something got away. Of course, we didn't mean it that way. Yes. And we're not to blame for people turning it into that kind of hate, but we did tee it up. It was interesting. I did...

I did a movie once with a very talented vocal guy, another talented vocal guy. And he would do sort of a Jewish voice, kind of a Jackie Mason voice. He knew I was Jewish and he'd kid around with me this way. And this was a person who was famous for voices and you took, didn't bother me at all as a Jewish person, that he would do this voice.

I did a movie once with a very talented vocal guy, another talented vocal guy. And he would do sort of a Jewish voice, kind of a Jackie Mason voice. He knew I was Jewish and he'd kid around with me this way. And this was a person who was famous for voices and you took, didn't bother me at all as a Jewish person, that he would do this voice.

I did a movie once with a very talented vocal guy, another talented vocal guy. And he would do sort of a Jewish voice, kind of a Jackie Mason voice. He knew I was Jewish and he'd kid around with me this way. And this was a person who was famous for voices and you took, didn't bother me at all as a Jewish person, that he would do this voice.

But then I started thinking, well, what if this voice was the only, see, Appa was the only character on television or in any American pop culture for 20 years. That is the key part. That was it. Yes. Apu's what they had, for better or for worse. And I started thinking, well, what if this was the only voice in the American pop culture Jews?

But then I started thinking, well, what if this voice was the only, see, Appa was the only character on television or in any American pop culture for 20 years. That is the key part. That was it. Yes. Apu's what they had, for better or for worse. And I started thinking, well, what if this was the only voice in the American pop culture Jews?