“I did a couple of little Off-Broadway things, but my first Broadway show was A History Of The American Film, written by Chris Durang. Swoosie Kurtz was one of the stars. It was a wonderful show. It closed in 40 performances. I think it was kind of ahead of its time.” ThinkingFirstsKindLittlesShowsFilmStarsWonderfulWrittenCouplePerformancesBroadwayAmerican FilmBroadway Shows Author:Brent Spiner
“One of the things about working on Star Trek that was always so great was that we all got along as well as we did. We really became family.” WellsStars 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
“I don't think everybody wanted to be on [new Star Trek series] . I certainly didn't.” ThinkingWantedStarsSeries 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
“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 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've worked with some great people [in Star Trek], and I was paid handsomely, and it was a nice role. So the whole experience was positive for me.” PeopleWholeStarsRolesNicePaidGreat People 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 think Rick Berman just called me and asked me if I wanted to do the show [Star Trek: Enterprise], and he said they'd write an arc if I'd do it.” IfsThinkingWritingSaidShowsWantedStarsEnterpriseArcs Author:Brent Spiner
“They were nicely written and nicely directed episodes [Star Trek: Enterprise]. I enjoyed working with Scott [Bakula]. So it was good to do, and, as you said, it did serve to enhance the Soong legacy.” SaidStarsWrittenEnjoyedLegacyEnterpriseEpisodes Author:Brent Spiner
“I think that Enterprise was getting better and better, actually, and if it had kept going, I think it would've turned into as good a show as any other in the Star Trek franchise.” IfsThinkingShowsStarsGet BetterEnterprise 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
“People think that being on Star Trek is career suicide, but it's really just the opposite” PeopleThinkingStarsCareersOppositesSuicide Author:Brent Spiner
“I like to think of myself as the Rutger Hauer of this show Star Trek: The Next Generation. But then I like to think of myself as Rutger Hauer in real life: strikingly handsome, irresistible to women, an intergalactic enigma.” ThinkingRealShowsNextStarsGenerationsReal LifeHandsomeNext GenerationIrresistibleEnigmaStar Trek Next GenerationRutgers Author:Brent Spiner
“And the basic sort of thrust of Star Trek being about equality and tolerance and things I believe in deeply.” BelieveI BelieveStarsI Believe InToleranceThrust Author:Brent Spiner
