Becoming Animated: Interview with Kirsten Day and Ashley J. Long

Meet supervising director for animation Ashley J. Long and voice actor and coach Kirsten Day, two L.A. pros helping to bring to life animated shows and video games like American Dad!, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures, and Paradise PD.

One of these statements about them is FALSE:

(1) They are both from the midwest.

(2) Both wanted to be cartoons growing up.

(3) Each followed a narrow, focused path to a successful creative career.

(4) One of them has been required to memorize Forrest Gump trivia.

(5) Neither one has ever experienced imposter syndrome in pursuit of her creative career.

(6) Neither one has ever had to turn down an unsolicited and unwanted job offer in foot porn production.

Listen to find out which! This episode is 87% insightful, 95% entertaining, and 41% ridiculous. We know that totals to 223%… but frankly that number sounds low to us.

Enjoy!