“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
“Like, she had a caterer, she had wardrobe people, she had two makeup artists... I mean, we have makeup and we have wardrobe, but Felicia [Day] was, like, on it. She had two cameras operating, sets, extras everywhere. It was unbelievable. I don't know what her budget was or is, but she had sponsors for her show, and we don't have a sponsor yet, so basically, the difference is, our moms make our costumes.” PeopleKnowsMeanTwoShowsArtistDifferencesMomCamerasBudgetsExtrasMakeupCostumesUnbelievableWardrobeSponsorsMakeup Artist Author:Brent Spiner
“A couple of years ago, I went to see a production of Wicked in San Francisco with a friend of mine, one that Patty Duke was in, and he said, "Do you want to meet her?" And I said, "Yeah!" And I went backstage, and she walked out of her dressing room, looked at me, and said, "I know you." And I went, "Well, uh, yeah, I was in My Sweet Charlie." And she said, "Yeah! You were the guy in the car on the road!" And I was. It was amazing.” KnowsWantYearsWellsSaidGuyRoomsCarMinesSweetCoupleYears AgoYeahProductionsWickedDressingsSan FranciscoCharlieDukesDressing Rooms Author:Brent Spiner
“I do know that when I look around in show business, I see a lot of people who were in my drama class in high school.” PeopleKnowsLooksShowsSchoolClassDramaHigh SchoolShow BusinessDrama Class Author:Brent Spiner
“I don't know you could do a whole film about Dr. Okun from Independence Day.” KnowsWholeFilmIndependenceDrsIndependence Day Author:Brent Spiner
“[Trey Parker and Matt Stone]called me one Saturday morning and said, "Can you do an impression of Conan O'Brien?" And I said, "I don't know." Because that was really... He hadn't been on the air that long, and to be honest, I hadn't watched much of him at that point. So I went to Santa Monica to their studio and said, "Well, what does he sound like?" They said, "Well, just try it one time. Read the copy." And I read the copy one time, and they went, "Okay, that's fine. Thanks a lot, that'll do. That's perfect."” KnowsTryingWellsLongDoeSaidSoundPerfectMorningAirHonestFineStonesOkayStudiosImpressionThanksBeing HonestCopiesOne TimeThey SaidSaturdaySantaMonicaConanSaturday MorningSanta MonicaConan O Brien Author:Brent Spiner
“That was a really interesting series [Threshold ] that I think would've been really great had it continued. I know Brannon Braga, who was running the show at the time, had a lot of really interesting ideas for what was going to happen the second, third, fourth, and fifth seasons, and they had it really planned out what was going to go on. But CBS just decided to pull the plug on it.” ThinkingKnowsIdeasShowsHappensRunningInterestingGoes OnDecidedThirdsSeasonsSeriesFourthReally GreatFifthReally InterestingThresholdPlugsInteresting Ideas Author:Brent Spiner
“I didn't audition or anything like that. But I went into John Loganhis office... It was his screening room in his office, actually, and I sat and schmoozed with him for about two minutes, which I think is standard, and, y'know, we got on fine.” ThinkingKnowsTwoRoomsMinutesFineOfficeStandardsSatAuditionsScreening Author:Brent Spiner
“I'm, like, y'know, I didn't have a problem doing one scene in Dude, Where's My Car? I'm certainly not going to have a problem doing one scene in a [Martin] Scorsese movie!” KnowsProblemCarSceneScorsese Author:Brent Spiner
“You look at that movie [Dude, Where's My Car?] now, and you know exactly when it was made. And that's what kids were like then.” KnowsLooksMadeKidsCar Author:Brent Spiner
“That's what kids were like then. So I really like the movie [Dude, Where's My Car? ], I think it's genuinely funny, and I wish I hadn't been so arrogant about it. And, of course, I didn't know it was going to be my best work, either.” ThinkingKnowsKidsCoursesWishCarArrogantBest Work Author:Brent Spiner
“I know a guy who writes on the show, it was his episode, and he called and said, "Would you do it?" And I said, "Yeah." There's not really much else to tell, except that I was thrilled to be on The Simpsons, because it's one of the greatest series in the history of television.” KnowsWritingSaidShowsGuyTelevisionYeahSeriesEpisodes Author:Brent Spiner
“Dana Carvey is hilarious. He's a really, really funny, talented guy. You know, I can't think of anything I've ever done that I regret doing, and I certainly don't regret doing Master Of Disguise, because I got to hang around Dana.” ThinkingKnowsI CanDoneGuyMastersRegretDisguiseI RegretDon't Regret Author:Brent Spiner
“There's such a grand fraternity of actors who've played the Joker, not the least of whom is Mark Hamill, who voiced it for so long and was so great. I did it one time and... I've gotten some feedback on it from people who've seen it and really enjoyed it, but I don't know.” PeopleKnowsLongActorsMarkEnjoyedOne TimeFeedbackFraternity 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
“Rent Control was an interesting movie. It was directed by... I had done a couple of plays off Broadway, and this Italian director came, his name was Gian Luigi Polidoro, and he determined I was the person to play the lead in his low-budget comedy. He'd won an award at the Venice Film Festival, and... He was, y'know, a skilled director.” KnowsPersonsDonePlayFilmNamesInterestingComedyCoupleDirectorsLowsDeterminedBudgetsAwardsItalianBroadwayFestivalsVeniceLead InFilm FestivalsRent Control Author:Brent Spiner
“It really was not that difficult a process, because I was playing [Data from Star Trek] something that doesn't exist. So it was really based on... Imagination was the key element in that, and whatever I could think of, I could do, because there was no precedent for it. It wasn't like someone was going to say, "Well, an android would never do that." They didn't know!” ThinkingKnowsWellsStarsProcessDifficultImaginationKeysElementsDataPrecedentAndroids Author:Brent Spiner
“I think everyone agrees First Contact was our best film, and even at that, they're kind of... I don't know, they're sort of movies. But they're kind of really Star Trek movies, if you take my meaning. It's hard for me to say. I was glad to be doing them. Whether they were good isn't really up to me to determine, and it doesn't matter what I think. I thought we had a really nice script on Nemesis, and the audience didn't seem to care for it, so what can you do?” IfsThinkingKnowsFirstsKindMatterHardSeemsCareFilmStarsAudienceNiceAgreeScriptsDetermineGladContactReally NiceNemesisBest FilmFirst ContactStar Trek Movie 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
“So it was a really pleasant surprise when [Independence Day] turned out to be a successful film. I don't know if you've heard that they're going to be re-releasing it next Fourth of July in 3-D. I've actually only seen it once, and it was in Hawaii, in a little theater in Oahu shortly after it was released. But Roland Emmerich is a really smart guy, and he makes really fun movies to watch.” IfsKnowsLittlesFilmGuyNextFunWatchesSuccessfulHeardSmartTheaterIndependenceSurprisePleasantFourthHawaiiJulyIndependence DayReally SmartSmart GuyPleasant SurprisesFun Movie Author:Brent Spiner
“And, you know, when you are a kid, everybody wants to be an actor. I think that everybody wants to be in show business, frankly.” ThinkingKnowsWantShowsKidsActorsShow Business Author:Brent Spiner
