His stammer, his awkwardness, his compulsive overthinking, his nerdish attitudes, voice and looks … by the standards of our world, he was born a loser, so he has decided to own losing.
In place of the multiple perspective, the kick-ass attitude of voice and the dismissal of the mawkish that we began with, the novel becomes a hybrid of realism and wishful thinking.
"Joe is an expert at mashing up genres, and at the same time he's got this folksy attitude and voice," said Don Coscarelli, a film director whose "Bubba Ho-Tep" (2002) is based on a novella by Mr. Lansdale about Elvis Presley and John F. Kennedy fighting a mummy.
Mr. Alexander pointed out as much in a column on Sunday, writing, "Internal guidelines say reporters should not 'offer personal opinions on a blog in a way that would not be acceptable in the newspaper.' " But they also are encouraged to blog with attitude and "voice," which seems incompatible with neutrality.
If you wanna boost your chances, look up clips of your character so you know what their attitude and voice sounds like.
She is a rule follower but can talk back to her parents, not in a bad way, but in a humorous and partly sarcastic way or tone of attitude and voice.
One challenge women face is the perception in the industry that it's difficult for their voices to be heard over a trailer's cacophony, an attitude some voice-over artists dispute.
Despite the positive attitudes, a voice of caution comes from an unexpected corner.
According to Mr. Wixom, Mr. Downey was "good at delivering that" attitude in voicing Mr. Peanut, and Mr. Hader is, too.
Nothing but Ms. Simone on the CD player, her husky, attitude-soaked voice singing her signature "I Loves You Porgy" and other songs.
