In my proudest moments, I think I had a real hand in the creative force of making ‘Star Trek.’ But most of the time, I don’t think about it.
If we can clean up our world, I’ll bet you we can achieve warp drive.
Mythology needs heroes and it needs villains, it needs heroes to fail, it needs heroes to struggle.
I’ve never not appeared in front of a live audience for any longer period than a month or two.
I’m surfing the giant life wave.
I’m anxious to make another film.
I want to discover a truth for myself that is really true. Whether it’s a piece of scientific knowledge, or a philosophical truth.
I’m always open to the possibility that somebody’s got a better idea than I have. It happens with some frequency.
I sometimes find that in interviews you learn more about yourself than the person learned about you.
I love living in Los Angeles.
All I know is that I am constantly intrigued by something I’m doing.
A stage actor has to be 10% aware of the audience as he’s performing.
Here’s something pompous – you take your day and artistically create it, so every moment has an artistic flavor.
Getting that audience approval is always a question mark, and it’s always that flag that flutters in front of you.
I believe that when things happen, they happen with a purpose.
I’m not out to convince anybody of anything.
When I was out for the Christmas Holidays in school, I would go skiing up to the mountains and there they had Santa on a sled. Pulled by horses and other reindeer, it was a very, very picturesque time and that struck me very emphatically then and has remained with me all this time.
No, I don’t regret anything at this point. That may change on the next phone call, but at the moment I don’t regret anything.
I enjoyed reading all the classic authors like Isaac Asimov and Bradbury.
The good life is one that’s artistically made.