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And yet, Colin looks at me and says: “In the
end, I just dropped it all.” There’s a pause as he
reflects on this bold decision to turn away from
everything he had built. “As time progressed, I
was still following my journey of faith. I decided,
then, that I wanted to give voice-overs and media
away completely and just be a Christian minister.”
He explains that faith had always been a prevalent
part of his life since the beginning, and that his
desire to study theology had never left. Now that
voice acting had given him the financial means to
study, it made sense to pursue it.
He talks about the Christian philosophy of
death and resurrection here, and how that soon
became an intrinsic aspect in his life. “If you
love something, let it go,” he quotes, applying
this motto to people, ideas, and careers too. “If
it doesn’t come back, then it was never meant
to be. If it does, then it’s yours forever.” It’s a
pithy saying and one that turned out to be rather
relevant for him, since voice acting did find a way
to return to his life. His renewed passion for it
paved his return back to Australia, chasing his
dreams in the industry once more. “It’s been a
weird journey,” he says, laughing.
At the end of the day, Colin believes that voice
acting is a tough industry to settle down into,
particularly for those who are starting out. It’s
an industry, much like acting, where chances
for opportunity can often fluctuate – booming
in one year, and dwindling in another. This job
insecurity can mean that performers are more
likely to suffer mental strain, but Colin faces the
issue with a degree of optimism: “It’s like a rite
of passage. You’ve got to go through the death
experience and you’ll come out sharpened and
refined.”
It’s quite evident that a voice actor’s life is a
challenging, yet often invisible, one. Though they
bring big characters to life in short films and
smiles to our faces through radio, they seldom
receive any attention for themselves.
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