“I've toyed with this idea [of Fresh Hell] for a long time. I actually wrote a feature years ago with this sort of concept in mind, and it's gone through several incarnations, and... It wasn't 'til I met Chris Ellis, who directed me in a little thing that was actually for a ride in Universal Singapore, for those of you who happen to be going to Universal Singapore.” YearsMindLittlesLongIdeasHappensGoneHellMetsLong TimeConceptsYears AgoUniversalFeaturesLittle ThingsIncarnationSingapore Author:Brent Spiner
“I tended to do a lot of shows that were ahead of their time and didn't run very long.” LongShowsRunning Author:Brent Spiner
“Although I could be wrong. If Roland Emmerich's thinking about doing that at some point, I'd be glad to don the long hair again. But sometimes you can just go a little bit further out with something you're only going to be doing for a short run” IfsThinkingLittlesLongSometimesRunningBitsHairLittle BitGladLong Hair 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
“I was, like, "Wow, is this ever going to happen again? Am I ever going to work with another bunch of people I get along with this well?" And then, sure enough, Threshold was just a great bunch of people, and I thought, "Hey, I could hang with these people for a long time!" But, unfortunately, it was 13 episodes and we were out of there.” PeopleWellsLongEnoughHappensLong TimeBunchHeyWowEpisodesGoing To WorkThreshold Author:Brent Spiner
“Voice acting is about the easiest thing to do. You roll out of bed, throw your clothes on that you had on the night before, you go into the studio, and nobody cares, just as long as you can speak.” LongCareNightSpeakVoiceActingBedClothesStudiosThings To DoNobody CaresVoice Acting 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 didn't really watch the show [Star Trek]. I still haven't seen about 150 of them. So I didn't really think of them too much in terms of episodes. I thought of them as kind of one long seven-year episode.” ThinkingYearsKindLongStillsShowsStarsTermWatchesToo MuchHavensSevenEpisodesSeven Years Author:Brent Spiner
“I think the potential for man is so enormous, if we can stay alive long enough, we're going to be seeing a lot of what Star Trek is projecting.” IfsThinkingMenLongEnoughStarsAliveSeeingEnormousStay PositiveStaying Alive Author:Brent Spiner
