You might recognize Anjali Bhimanis voice fromOverwatch.
You might have seen her on Broadway, or in shows likeModern Family,Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, andSilicon Valley.
Shes also been in films, voiceover work, and even an opera.
I also spend a good portion of the year traveling both for shoots and for convention appearances worldwide.
Take us through a recent workday.
Get an on-camera audition that needs to be put on tape by evening Los Angeles time.
Happily the time difference is working in my favor since Im on the East Coast.
Spend my breaks from shooting working on the lines for the audition.
Lucky its only one very short scene today.
Not to mention taking some of the time to work on the actual acting part.
5 p.m.Conference call with a new bookkeeper Im working with back in LA.
6 p.m.Another audition comes in.
Then I wont have to worry at all about the technical aspect and can just focus on acting.
7 p.m.Take a break to call home, Facetime with my better half and the pup.
7:45 p.m.Record a voiceover audition.
I waited until evening, when its less noisy, to do this.
After recording, useAudacityto clean up the audio and send off the audition takes to my VO agent.
9 p.m.Whoops, forgot to eat.
Head downstairs to grab a salad to go from the hotel restaurant.
Send it off to my video editor for title cards and such.
10:30Hop in the tub to unwind and read for about 20 mins, then crash.
What are some of the differences between acting on stage, on camera, and for voiceover?
Really they are much more similar than different.
The biggest difference is just how you use your instrument, which is your entire body and being.
Helps keep me from going nuts at the craft services table on set, too.
Portable tripod for my iPhone: I need to be able to record self-tapes from anywhere.
My good ol fashionedConair hot rollers.
Whats your workspace setup like?
Because I travel so much, I dont really have a steady setup.
So I guess my workplace setup is…fluid and portable!
At home, it often involves a small dog trying to distract me with his adorableness.
Whats a common misconception about acting and voice acting?
That they are so different!
But the greatest voice actors are actors just as much as anyone you see on stage or screen.
Look at someone like Robin Williams.
Voice acting isnt separate from acting, its a branch of that tree.
You cant be a great voice actor without being a great actor, period.
Whats your favorite shortcut or hack?
Never have I spent a wiser $100 than when I signed up for Global Entry through the TSA.
Plus it saves me time packing.
Reminding myself that the physical sensation of nervousness is pretty much the same as excitement.
Take us through an interesting, unusual, or finicky process you have in place at work.
My husband is #1 on that list!
I just wanna do it all, all the time.
How do you keep track of what you have to do?
I tried some other productivity apps that do it all but found them to be more distracting than helpful.
I prefer things to be distilled and specialized rather than a catchall.
How do you recharge or take a break?
Um … what is this break you speak of?
Otherwise Ill think myself out of resting.
Something about hot water just helps me either restart/reset my day or wind it down.
Whats your favorite side project?
At the moment I think I would say my webseries on YouTube,I Am Fun Size.
What are you currently reading, or what do you recommend?
Im working my way throughFactfulnessby Hans Rosling, and about to restartGood Omensfor the third time.
I alsohighlyrecommendDuneand the entireHis Dark Materialsseries.
Who else would you like to see answer these questions?
Whats the best advice youve ever received?
Also from my brother, when I was in junior high.
So dont worry about doing what I do, focus on whatyoulove and being amazing at being you.
That was when I really started to cultivate my love of performing.
Second only to that was the dentist who said You have beautiful teeth.
Whats a problem youre still trying to solve?
How not to second guess myself.
I forgot so-and-so and want to call the editor.
Moderation isnt my forte.
Or maybe just focus.
So, basically finding the balance between doing a ton and being more present, in all things.
