Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Zelda voice actor discusses the pressure of the role and preparations for it

A portion of a PauseResume interview with Patricia Summersett...

PR: Did you feel under any pressure considering you were the first voice actress to give such an iconic video game character an English voice? Especially after 3 decades of silence for Zelda.

PS: I did feel pressure surely. It was a fascinating year being a “silent princess” and watching the hype unfold. But I also felt well supported and it was a focused room, much work to be done and clear direction. At some point, it became more important to simply focus on the work at present.

PR: How did you mentally prepare yourself for the role? And, how much creative freedom did you have to explore the character?

PS: I approach every script I work on from a theatre perspective. I prepped and did research into the Zelda universe to prepare as well. Zelda is a very easy character to empathise with. But I was also given very clear direction, so ultimately it was about coming in with an idea and then marrying it with the vision of Nintendo.