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Amy Poehler (left) and Maya Rudolph voice, respectively, Snow White and Rapunzel.
Amy Poehler (left) and Maya Rudolph voice, respectively, Snow White and Rapunzel.
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The Princess Inquiries

From left, Amy Sedaris, Maya Rudolph, Cheri Oteri and Amy Poehler. Though they play characters in
From left, Amy Sedaris, Maya Rudolph, Cheri Oteri and Amy Poehler. Though they play characters in "Shrek the Third," this was the first time all had been together. Each actress had recorded her lines while alone in sound studios in either New York or Los Angeles. (By Jonathan Alcorn For The Washington Post)
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"Who's this 'we,' Bill?" Rudolph asks.

Then one of princesses mentions that she had huevos rancheros for breakfast. Breakfast is discussed for a little while. Then: "Have you noticed?" Sedaris says, tousling her locks. "If you look at us, if you looked at the hair dye. The range, it's a good grouping. We look like a Clairol commercial."

More good things about voice acting: "I would be intimidated if I had to do a scene with Julie Andrews in real life," says Sedaris. Andrews does the voice of Shrek's mother-in-law, the Queen of Far Far Away. "I'd say no. I can't do that. But it's easier to do it in voice. I mean, I think your character tells her to shut up." She points at Poehler. "Could you tell Julie Andrews to shut up in real life?"

But Poehler says her character, Snow White, never tells Julie Andrews to shut up.

"So it's that guy, what's his name? Who's playing a woman?"

"Larry King?" (King does the voice of Doris, one of Cinderella's homely stepsisters.)

"We should have Larry King here," Oteri says.

"Yeah, Larry King knows how to do an interview," Poehler snorts.

The actresses spent three days in the sound studio. "So it's a long, arduous process, Bill," Sedaris says. "The animators have to work really, really hard, too. That's what I heard."

You all made a fortune for three days' work, didn't you?

"Are you a cop, Bill?"

"I haven't talked to anybody about the money," Rudolph says, "but I hope it'll work out." The princesses agree that voice acting is outstanding work. Why?


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