Jack McBrayer Loves Getting To Play Another “Sweet Simpleton” In “Escape From Virtual Island”
Jack McBrayer, who lends his voice to Audible's "Escape From Virtual Island," describes why he’s always cast as a sincerely nice character with an affinity for never swearing, and the joy that comes with it.
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MATT FORTE: Where did that start, do you think? Because it is like a Jack McBrayer trope now where, like, I feel like you have such a unique and specific voice. And keep me honest here, but I feel like you're one of those guys that'll show up to a set and very often you'll have a director say to you, just give me the Jack McBrayer thing. That's what I want. I want you to do the thing that you do. Does that happen a lot?
JACK MCBRAYER: I mean, I'm not going to say no. And here's the thing. I like doing it.
MATT FORTE: Yeah.
JACK MCBRAYER: And it would be different if it was like some albatross that I was like, oh, gosh. What a cross to bear. But I like it, and--
MATT FORTE: Yeah.
JACK MCBRAYER: And one thing that I have discovered about it-- and I think other people have too-- it can be-- that character can be a good foil to a host of other characters. So, you know, to be a sweet simpleton can play off of a great number of other characters to good effect.
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