At Nerdist, we love a fun combination of nostalgia and modernity, and we LOVE an exciting new game that takes us on a unique adventure. And that’s why we were especially excited to speak to Camryn Grimes about her new role in Mouse: P.I. for Hire, a stylized new first-person shooter game that “combines the charm of hand-drawn rubber hose animation inspired by the classic cartoons of the 1930’s with the adrenaline and action of an explosive first-person shooter.” In the game, Grimes plays Tammy Tumbler, a multifaceted, fast-talking mechanic who demonstrates remarkable depth, resilience, and wit. Nerdist sat down with Grimes to discuss her layered performance, voice acting as a whole, and her favorite cheese puns and nerdy hobbies. Dive into our full interview below.
Nerdist: I love the look of Mouse: P.I. for Hire, what a fun game. What drew you to this unique title?
Camryn Grimes: I think as somebody who’s grown up watching Disney and a lot of Rubber Hose animation and loving games, I think it’s this wonderful amalgamation of all these sorts of things, and it brings a sense of nostalgia to it while also giving a sort of modern flair in the fact that it’s like a first-person shooter. So it’s a fun concept.
How did you first hear about the Mouse: P.I. for Hire role? How did it come to you?
Camryn Grimes: Well, it’s funny that when I auditioned for the role, my husband and I both got auditions for it at the same time. My husband’s also a voice actor, and he had already known about the game. So he kind of showed me the socials. He was like, “Oh my gosh, I actually know about this game, and I’m super excited for it. I already follow them.” So he kind of walked me through, and I was very, very, very intrigued.
And yeah, just looked like something that was a really, really interesting concept. And it being an indie game, it’s so wonderful to see, and you want to support. And I think they did an amazing job with their grassroots effort to get people excited from day one. So that’s how I had first heard of it.
Can you tell me more about your Mouse: P.I. for Hire character, Tammy Tumbler, and what about her might really resonate with the players?
Camryn Grimes: Oh, I love Tammy Tumbler. She’s really spunky and witty, with a kind of dry humor. She’s had a life that’s a bit tougher, but has kind of settled into her place in Mouseburg. And she’s very intelligent. She’s a fixer, a tinkerer, and a mechanic. And she’s got this really, I think, endearing relationship with Jack that I think you get to kind of see progress over the
You just mentioned all of those wonderful things. And it feels like there are so many layers of depth to Tammy. Can you talk about crafting her into a really nuanced character for Mouse: P.I. for Hire, and what about her layers appeals to you?
Camryn Grimes: I just kind of wanted to bring a sense of myself to Tammy because I felt so, so connected to her and like we were kindred spirits right away. So bringing that comedy and bringing that a little bit of the grittiness or the rasp or the tomboy-ness, it was really important to me. I looked at Tammy, and she reminded me a lot of Tony Toponi from An American Tail. And even though Tony’s a boy, Tammy’s a girl, having that as inspiration kind of led me to the voice. And making her a little bit raspier and a little bit spunkier was something I wanted to do. I have a pretty raspy voice, but I’m from the Valley. So I’ve got that vocal fry all day, and I like it.
And so, about the voice. What kind of prep work did you do to settle on your Mouse: P.I. for Hire voice? Did it just come to you? Did you have different iterations?
Camryn Grimes: No, I think for me, I know a lot of people have different approaches. I try to … I have kind of a list of things that give me inspiration or things that I will do naturally in my own, because being just riddled with ADHD, I do a lot of mimicking, and I do a lot of quoting, and I do a lot of impressions kind of without thinking. So when I got into voice-over, my husband was so great at reminding me that, like, sometimes a bad impression is still a good voice. So I try to write everything down as I can, like, “Oh, this is something I tend to do in conversation, or this is something that is fun to me. ”
But even having that list, which I think is super good and important, and you can use if you ever feel stuck, a lot of the time I also try to go with just first instincts, especially if you get the visual aid and you get a picture of the character.
I think it’s important to kind of go with what you hear, sort of as you’re reading the lines, and try to match that. And that’s sort of just a gut feeling, and that’s what kind of came out with Tammy.
What do you feel is your favorite part of voice acting versus acting on camera, and also what is the greatest challenge?
Camryn Grimes: They’re so different. It’s night and day. The subtlety that you have to bring to on-camera acting versus how big you have to be at the mic to even register. When I was first doing voiceover and auditioning, I think I found that to be my biggest struggle that like you just have to exercise out of yourself is that when you’re at the mic, and you think you’re huge, you think you’re going way, way, way beyond, you still have to go beyond that.
If the camera adds 10 pounds, the mic takes away 10% of your flavor or energy, and you lose it. And I would find myself in the very beginning editing my auditions and saying, “Oh my God, this sounds so flat. I thought I was giving my everything, and this still sounds so flat.” So you really, really have to be way more animated and way more energetic. And that sometimes means like, I’m glad there’s not a camera on me because I look ridiculous.
But they both, I think, really, really have their beauty. And just as an actor becoming well-rounded, it’s so lovely to do, and to try any and all mediums: on camera, voiceover, stage acting, anything like that. I learn something from everything that I do.
Did you learn anything new about voice acting while crafting Tammy and working on Mouse: P.I. for Hire?
Camryn Grimes: Oh, I’m trying to think. I mean, I definitely learned in my first session that stamina is important. Luckily, the rasp comes pretty naturally to me, but you get excited about something, and you do an audition, and then if you book it, you’d better be able to sustain that voice for a really, really long time. Usually, a two to four-hour session, and it is pretty tiring. It’s so much more tiring than on camera, I would say.
And I think that’s something that people wouldn’t necessarily guess. There is more time that goes into on-camera. You have to go to set, you have hair and makeup, you have to do a lot. But I think on-camera is like a sprint and voice acting is like a marathon because it’s just, you’re not working with anybody else. The demand is just on you back to back to back to back to back to back.
Granted, you don’t have to memorize the lines. They’re in front of you. But if you’re doing each line three times, six times, you never know what the director’s going to need or want. You get pretty exhausted.
Did you have any favorite lines that you delivered as Tammy?
Camryn Grimes: Here’s what I’ll say. I think the writing in this game is brilliant, and I had so much fun with all the cheese puns. I think if you’re going to have something that looks like this, visually exciting, lean in, make every pun you can, and really just go all the way with it. And I think they do. And so it was really fun getting to kind of throw those zingers out. And Tammy talks in a very fast-paced way. So it was a challenge sometimes because on some of those lines, I got tongue-tied a few times.
Video games have become so narrative-driven in recent times. They’re really like full stories, like any movie, book, or anything else. What do you feel like this game’s place in that sort of trajectory is?
Camryn Grimes: Well, I think it’s got a lot of great elements. I think it being a first-person shooter is just fun. I remember back in the day, like my brother and I playing Time Splitters, and I don’t really know that that had much of a narrative, but it was super, super fun. But I think the level of mystery that this blends in, so it’s also sort of like problem solving, and you have to find clues, and you get … It kind of wraps it together nicely in a little box. They have a lot of cool side games as well.
So I think it can give players a lot of what they want.
At Nerdist, we love to ask, what do you nerd out about in your life?
Camryn Grimes: I think the better question is, what do I not nerd out about? I mean, I would say like I am a part of so many different fandoms, and I think once you’re a nerd, it’s easy to spread. It’s like a virus. If you’re nerdy about one thing, chances are you’re going to hop over and hop over and hop over.
I’m a nerd for books. love reading books. In 2020, and there was nothing to do, I got super into ACOTAR. I got into like Ferry Smut, if you will. [laughs]
I also, I mean, I’m a big Disney nerd. I love Game of Thrones. I love The Lord of the Rings.
Are there any other projects on your radar that you’re looking forward to or that you’d like to tease?
Camryn Grimes: Doing this game was so fun. Mouse: P.I. for Hire has a really, really great cast, and it’s a really fun game. So I would love to do more games. I think MoCap would be really interesting because it kind of feels like a live theater performance, and you’re working with the other actors. But in the meantime, you could just catch me on The Young and the Restless on CBS.
Mouse: P.I. for Hire is now available to play at any time.
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