'Beauty And The Beast' Voice Artists Believe The Movie Remains Relevant After 30 Years

The 1991 animated movie "Beauty and the Beast" marked its 30th anniversary last week. The voice actors who worked on the project, including Paige O'Hara and Bradley Pierce, who voiced Belle and Chip, respectively, have opened up about their fond memories of the film and why it remains relevant to this day in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

"We all had tears in our eyes," O'Hara told the outlet Sunday about the time they were recording the Broadway soundtrack. "And that was, I think, one of the most amazing moments of my career, being able to be there with Angela."

According to the cast members, "Beauty and the Beast" is special for them because its plot is still relevant, considering the fact that the live-action version of the movie, featuring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens, came out in 2017.

The live-action remake of the animated movie earned $425 million at the box office globally.

"Princesses just keep getting stronger and better, and they don't have to have a man to find happiness," O'Hara said while talking about the movie's relevance. "The Beast happened, but she wasn't looking for him, that's for sure."

Meanwhile, Pierce shared that there are many things young people can learn from the movie. He noted how Gaston's character looked perfect from the outside while the Beast seemed to be completely horrible on the outside. However, according to him, the animated movie teaches people that one should look at who they are on the inside.

"Gaston was a deeply damaged person, and so is the Beast in his own life, but the Beast was capable of love outside of himself, and Gaston was not," Pierce explained.

He also noted that when he saw the movie for the first time, he thought about "how beautifully done the film was, how well that team came together and put together such a masterpiece of animation."

The discussion came up after Disney celebrated the iconic animated movie's 30th anniversary on Nov. 23.

"30 years ago today, the tale as old as time was first told. Happy 30th anniversary to Beauty and the Beast!" the official Twitter handle of Disney wrote in its post, which featured snaps from the movie.

"Beauty and the Beast" was helmed by directors Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise.