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Telling Stories from a Blanket Fort: A Voice Actor’s Confession
🕑 Added 2025-06-28 19:13:59 +0000 UTC🟡 — Can you tell us a bit about your background and how you got into voice acting?
Hey, I’m Matt Sadowski. I’ve been acting, writing, directing, and just generally trying to figure out how to make a living telling stories for a while now. Some people might know me as Bridge from Power Rangers: SPD, others might know me from my films like Pretend We’re Kissing—or, more likely, you don’t know me at all, in which case… nice to meet you!
Voice acting is something I’ve always wanted to do more of because, honestly, it’s pure storytelling. No costumes, no marks to hit, no worrying about whether I look tired on camera—just getting to live inside a character. Playing Noah in You, the Stars, and Me was an amazing experience. He’s messy, complicated, and stuck in his head—something I can relate to. Plus, there’s something about doing voice work from home, alone in a small, poorly ventilated blanket fort, that really helps you connect to a character who’s spiraling in isolation.
🟡 — Do you have a personal story or moment that really stuck with you along the way?
So, recording at home sounds great in theory. You don’t have to go anywhere, you can be in your pajamas, and you control the space. But what I didn’t anticipate was my digestive system turning into a villain.
I’d be deep in an emotional scene—Noah’s at rock bottom, I’m fully in the zone, giving it everything I have—and just as I pause for dramatic effect:
GGRRRRRRRGGLLLEEEE.
I had to stop recording so many times just to let my stomach settle.
🟡 — What did you enjoy most about working on You, The Stars, And Me?
What I loved about You, the Stars, and Me is how honest it is about heartbreak. Noah isn’t just sad—he’s overanalyzing, rationalizing, spiraling, bargaining. He’s doing all the dumb, desperate things we’ve all done after a breakup, whether we admit it or not. And I think that’s what makes him such a great character—he’s not some cool, collected protagonist who moves on overnight. He’s human. It helped a lot that their breakup mirrored one I had recently gone through, in a very art-imitating-life way, except I never got the answers I was looking for—or the opportunity to reconcile.
🟡 — What would you like to say to the listeners?
Look, if you’re here, it probably means you care about good storytelling, and that’s something we have in common. This series is about love and loss, but it’s also about finding your way back to yourself. Noah’s going through it—big time. And if you’ve ever had your heart smashed into a million pieces, you probably recognize some of what he’s feeling. And if you ever need to disappear into a story to get through it, that’s what this is for. Thanks for listening.
🟡 — Where can listeners follow your work or find you online?
If you want to follow along with my various creative projects, stand-up misadventures, or just see me posting about my weird obsessions, you can find me on: Instagram: @mattysadowski
Comments
ANI
But if so, I may not have been familiar with any of Matt's past works, but finding out about him here on Patreon and through YouTube was definitely an eye opener for me, so thank you for crediting him and interviewing him. Not a lot of creators I use to follow on YouTube usually did that, having their own reasons of not doing so. But again, this is just me still being new here as a first timer on Patreon, so it'll take some getting used to😅😅 Give him all our love and thanks for his hard work!❤️❤️
ANI
So, this is news to me- I didn't know that you interviewed some of the VAs who worked with you on your projects!😳😳
POVIES ORIGINAL
Wow, thank you so much for this amazing message! 💙 We're so glad you’re enjoying the interviews. We’ll make sure Matt sees your kind words; he’s truly giving his all, and we’re thrilled you appreciate the emotions he brings to the role!
Mary S
I love that you guys do these interviews, it’s such a unique way of peaking behind the curtain. To Matt: I just wanted to take the opportunity to say I really enjoy your work and thank you for what you do. In these parts we stan a Power Ranger alum (especially my favorite character from SPD). In this project you are doing a fantastic job portraying nuanced emotions in your voice to make the experience that much more immersive. I hope you continue to find opportunities in voice acting because you’re genuinely good at it. I’m very excited to see what the future has in store for you and wish you the best of luck.
