Live Magazine September 2017

if they can upgrade things, but they
also bring me in just to do new silly
stuff, because they’re constantly
trying to figure out what people
are looking for and to give them
what they’re looking for, so what
kind of questions are you asking?
What information do you want?
What can Cortana give you that we
don’t already give you? So they’re
paying attention to what people
are asking for. When you ask the
phone something and I don’t have
a response, they note that because
they want me to. So they’ll come
back and say, ‘OK Jen, we need you
to give an answer.’
Paul: OK. Well you’ve done many
roles over the years. What role do
you wish you’d had?
Jen: I want to do animation.
Paul: More animation?
Jen: I want to do animation. And
I live in Seattle, so we don’t have
the opportunity to do animation in
Seattle. At least, I haven’t had the
opportunity to do it there.
Paul: That happens in Texas and LA
I believe.
Jen: Yeah. And I really feel like we
were talking about with some of
the other voice actors recently, we
were talking about in LA, they want
you to live in LA.
Paul: Mmm
Jen: And I don’t want to live in LA.
*laughs* I don’t like LA. It’s not my
town. I love the people! I’ve met so
many wonderful people in LA, and I
like to go and visit, then I like to go
home where it’s green and raining.
The constant sunshine’s a little hard
on me. Isn’t that weird?
Paul: I’ve got pale skin and red hair,
so I understand that.
Jen: So yeah, you hear me. I grew
up in the Pacific Northwest, and
so the moisture, the darkness, the
greenery, and the coffee... it’s my
world!