Ben Whishaw has a “weird relationship” with the Paddington movies.
Ben Whishaw voices Paddington
The 44-year-old actor voiced the titular bear in the beloved family film series but he feels almost like it “has nothing to do with” him because he is so removed from the finished picture, though he gets a lot of pleasure in hearing about how much children enjoy them.
He told Sunday Times Culture magazine: “I have a weird relationship to it. Because I am very aware that I just contribute one tiny part to it, I almost feel like it has nothing to do with me.
“But the films are lovely and it’s gratifying to hear how much children love it.
“I bumped into somebody who told me about their very autistic grandson and how he finds lots of life quite difficult, but he is absolutely obsessed and, apparently, calmed by Paddington 2. He watches it over and over and goes into some other place. That’s wonderful.”
While voice acting is deemed as under threat by AI software, Ben believes nothing can replace the “extraordinary” impact of a human voice.
He said: “A human voice is an extraordinary thing.
“Like if you lost someone … When one loses someone, not hearing their voice again is one of the things that you are so pained about. Someone is completely present in their voice — I don’t think it’s a small thing at all. It’s an amazing thing, someone’s voice.”
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