“I've played myself before this ["Brent Spiner"] - and I've played myself since, for that matter - and playing yourself one of the most difficult characters you can play, 'cause God knows most of us don't know who that is.” KnowsMatterPlayCharacterCausesDifficultGod KnowsPlaying Yourself Author:Brent Spiner
“The one on Fresh Hell is a little easier, because we make it up. It's a strange kind of hybrid of the real me and... Well, obviously it's me standing there, and it's my voice and my face, but it's also kind of filtered through Harry Hannigan's take on the character, the one he's writing.” WritingWellsKindLittlesRealCharacterFacesVoiceHellStrangeEasierStandingHybridStanding ThereReal Me Author:Brent Spiner
“The character of Brent Spiner. We certainly collaborate on the concept of that, but he basically writes the script, then it's sort of a combination of his voice and my voice.” WritingCharacterVoiceConceptsScriptsCombination Author:Brent Spiner
“The Dain Curse [Tom Fink] was a great job. I was in New York, and I was young - I think I'm 28 years old in that - and I got to work with James Coburn and Jean Simmons and Jason Miller. Plus, it was a Dashiell Hammett story, and I had a great character. It was fantastic to shoot.” ThinkingYearsCharacterStoriesJobsYoungNew YorkFantasticCursePlusTomsJasonGreat JobGreat Character Author:Brent Spiner
“I really enjoyed doing that [Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2004) - "Graham Barnes"]. I got to work with Margaret Colin, who was a blast to work with, and a wonderful actress, and Taylor Roberts. She was fantastic. And getting to work with Vincent D'Onofrio, who's amazing. But I loved the characters of the parents, these sick psychiatrists.” CharacterLawOrderParentWonderfulSickActressesCriminalsEnjoyedFantasticPsychiatristBlast Author:Brent Spiner
“I have to say, though, that somebody pointed out to me on YouTube that Conan O'Brien was being interviewed, and he was talking about how, oddly enough, he went to see that movie [South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut ] in Hawaii with his girlfriend or wife or whoever, and he didn't even realize his character was in it. But there he was, and he said, "This voice comes out of me, and I'm thinking, 'That's not me! Who is that? That doesn't even sound like me!'” ThinkingSaidEnoughCharacterSoundVoiceRealizingTalkingWifeBiggerSouthLike MeGirlfriendParksHawaiiYoutubeConanConan O Brien Author:Brent Spiner
“I think Night Court was the first thing I did when I came out to Hollywood. It was just one of those things that... I'm from Texas, and it was a character I'd been doing when I was a kid, just for fun.” ThinkingFirstsCharacterKidsNightFunHollywoodCourtJust OneTexasJust For FunNight Court Author:Brent Spiner
“I got to play a funny part [in the The Master Of Disguise]. There was one thing my character did that involved flatulence and laughing at the same time - that was in the script - and that was basically what sold me on it. I really thought, "This can't help but be funny." And when I saw the film, I was proud that I'd had those moments.” PlayMomentsCharacterHelpingFilmLaughingSawsOne ThingMastersProudInvolvedScriptsDisguiseFlatulence Author:Brent Spiner
“I don't know if the character's come back and it was someone else playing it, or maybe they never did it again. But I loved it. It was a great part [The Joker] to play.” IfsKnowsPlayCharacter Author:Brent Spiner
“It wasn't exactly a cattle call. I had an agent, and they were seeing people for the parts, so my agent said, "Here's the script, see if there's anything that speaks to you." And I did, and I called my agent and said, "I think this character Data is kind of interesting," and she said, "Well, okay, I'll get you the appointment with Junie Lowry." I had to read with the casting agent first, 'cause nobody really knew me then. Then after that, I had, I think, six different auditions for the role. And finally it was me [on Star Trek].” PeopleIfsThinkingFirstsWellsKindSaidDifferentCharacterSpeakStarsCausesInterestingRolesSeeingSixOkayScriptsAgentsDataAuditionsCastingAppointmentsCattle Author:Brent Spiner
“Dr. Okun. Who's named after a special-effects guy named Jeff Okun, who had done Stargate for Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, who did Independence Day. But "Brakish" just came up one day when Jeff Goldblum and I were improvising, and he told me his character's name and I told him mine.” DoneCharacterGuyNamesSpecialEffectsMinesOne DayIndependenceDrsDeanIndependence DaySpecial EffectsImprovising Author:Brent Spiner
“Comedy really is my bread and butter, even when I'm doing a serious character, with the exception of Outcast. I have found very little humor in this character. Most of the time, what I do, somewhere there is comedy in it.” CharacterComedySeriousExceptionOutcast Author:Brent Spiner
