“I've gotten such good feedback from that [re-team with Wil Wheaton for Big Bang Theory appearance], and I hardly did anything.” BigsTeamTheoryAppearanceFeedbackBangs Author:Brent Spiner
“I mean, I'm the tag of the [ Big Bang Theory ] show! That was one of the easiest jobs I've ever had.” MeanShowsBigsJobsTheoryBangsTag Author:Brent Spiner
“I think I worked an average of about 10 minutes a day [in Big Bang Theory series]. It took longer to get to the studio than I actually worked. So I regard the driving there as the actual job. The work itself was just fun.” ThinkingBigsJobsFunMinutesTheoryRegardSeriesAverageStudiosDrivingBangs Author:Brent Spiner
“Bill Prady and Chuck Lorre, the guys who run that show [Big Bang Theory], are really funny and really smart, and the cast is fantastic to work with.” ShowsBigsRunningGuyTheorySmartBillsCastsFantasticBangsChuckReally Smart Author:Brent Spiner
“I think it was somewhere around age 3 when I fell down the stairs at my house, and I got up and did a Jerry Lewis impression and got a big laugh. And I thought, "Oooh, I like that. I think I need to do this for a living!"” ThinkingNeedsBigsAgeHouseLaughingImpressionStairsJerry Author:Brent Spiner
“[Fan In Lobby from Stardust Memories] that was just after The Dain Curse. My other big uncredited role from back then.” BigsMemoriesRolesFansCurseStardust Author:Brent Spiner
“I actually had some funny dialogue [ in Stardust Memories], a little piece, and we shot all day in this big ballroom. Gordon Willis was the director of photography, and at the end of the day, Gordon turned to Woody Allen and said, "We cannot accomplish all of this in this space. It's impossible." And we'd been rehearsing and trying to shoot this thing all day. So Woody said, "Okay, let's do something else." He looked at me and said, "Come back tomorrow, I'll put you in something else." And he did.” TryingLittlesSaidEndsBigsMemoriesSpacePiecesImpossibleTomorrowDirectorsPhotographyShotsOkayAccomplishDialogueThe End Of The DayWoodyStardustBallroomRehearsingAnd At The End Of The Day Author:Brent Spiner
“We got to be really good friends [Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau]. It was just thrilling, every day. Every single day. I had a big couple of musical numbers in [Out to Sea], and I remember doing one of them and shooting it from beginning to end.” EndsBigsRememberNumbersSeaCoupleMusicalShootingGood FriendThrillingReally Good Friends Author:Brent Spiner
“We [with John Logan] started talking about The Searchers, and then he went on to tell me a story about when he first met John Wayne, and he said, "Hey, you be me and I'll be Wayne," and I said, "No, let me be Wayne!" Anyway, it was a very pleasant conversation, it was clear to him that I was a big movie fan, and by the time I got home, there was a phone call, asking if I'd mind doing one scene in the movie [The Aviator].” IfsMindFirstsSaidStoriesHomeBigsTalkingClearFansMetsSceneConversationLet MeAskingPhonesHeyPleasantPhone CallsWayneHey YouBig MovieAviatorSearchers Author:Brent Spiner
“Rick Berman, who produced Star Trek, was a big Night Court fan. So he knew who I was as soon as I walked in.” BigsNightStarsFansCourtNight Court Author:Brent Spiner
“[Billy Bob Conroy role] that was a favor. Actually, the lady who cast Night Court asked me to do it, because it was a Friday, and the person who'd been rehearsing it all week got sick and couldn't come to the taping. And she figured I could put it together pretty quickly - it was not all that big a challenge, frankly - and I said, "Of course." I owed her, after all. Gilda Stratton was her name. She was a really, really nice person. So I did it.” PersonsSaidBigsTogetherNightCoursesNamesChallengesRolesNiceWeekSickCourtCastsFavorsBobFridayReally NiceRehearsingNice PersonNight Court Author:Brent Spiner
“[Independence Day] was a sweet, sweet job, because it was one of those big surprises.” BigsJobsSweetIndependenceSurpriseIndependence DayBig Surprises Author:Brent Spiner
“I had no idea I was part of what was going to be a big mega-hit. I thought I was doing a B sci-fi movie [Independence Day]. And, actually, it was Jeff Goldblum who looked at me one day and said, "You know, I think this is going to be really something." And I said, "Well, I hope you're right." And sure enough, it turned out to be.” ThinkingKnowsWellsSaidIdeasEnoughBigsOne DayIndependenceNo IdeaSci FiIndependence DayMegaSci Fi Movie Author:Brent Spiner
“No, actually I'm trying to stay away from the big screen.” TryingBigsScreensBig Screen Author:Brent Spiner
