How did you feel about Tim Curry providing the voice of Garfields aristocratic doppleganger, Prince?
I’m a big fan of him as an actor, let alone a voice talent. I wish I could talk that way. [laughs] Or James Earl Jones. One of the two. I don’t care. At any rate, the contrast between the two characters…It was very important to get a voice like Tim Curry. And also, subtly, with the animation, we raised Prince’s nose a little bit. So he would glide across a room. Garfield would lumber. You can feel the gravity in Garfield when he would sway side to side. But we never allowed Prince to do that. Prince carries himself much better than Garfield in a lot of the mannerisms. We did trim Prince’s hips just a little bit, so he wasn’t quite as wide as Garfield. It was just a great characterization. Has Garfield ever gone on a European adventure in the comics? Nope! He never had…He rarely leaves his sofa, let alone leave the country. Did you ever have to reject drafts of the script because you felt the writers were having Garfield act out of character? No. I’ve worked with Alec and Joel on bo
