Being an actor opened doors for me to explore my emotions as different people and characters, and expand my own inner soul.
Sunday night was such a big night for television when I was growing up – you know, The Wonderful World of Disney.
I havent really thought about where to scatter my ashes when the time comes, but I doubt that it would be in space.
I am very much against weapons in space.
I wanted to be an actor because it gave me the opportunity to express myself in ways I wasn’t comfortable expressing myself, as a kid growing up in St. Louis.
When I used to do tours, I’d be anxious and nervous on the plane returning to New York. I now realize the reaction was because I was coming back unemployed. Actors are constantly being put to the test.
And I’ve always felt comfortable certainly in a courtroom because you’re just performing. And there was a time in my life when I thought when I grew up I’d be a trial lawyer myself.
I’m constantly involved in theater, looking at theater, trying to do work in theater, support theater. And that’s kind of my creative passion.
I was a huge fan of the original ‘Star Trek,’ and I’d never even dreamed that I would someday be captain of a starship.
I went into show business because I love to work with people, and what I enjoy most about acting is rehearsing and getting to know people and their talents, forming relationships. Working in this business, barriers drop and you get into people real quickly.
A lot of people don’t know that I’m a singer – that’s my thing, really.
I am very much against weapons in space. And I wish we could be spearheading that program to come to some kind of international agreement so that doesn’t happen. That is my only – fear – in further space exploration like always, we hope it doesn’t get abused.
The biggest challenge for everybody to realize out there is that we’re in a very complicated business world and that were all under one umbrella and it’s very challenging for everybody to figure out where the priorities lie and where the loyalties lie.
I’ve always been a big fan of time travel, and I’m very into the notion that some day we’ll be able to do it. Beam me up!
I like fantasy. I’ve always been the kind of kid who likes to dream about other things I could be and exotic situations I could be in.
I find that it’s easier to do parts that are wrapped up in different hair and wardrobe and eras, and different period behavior, than it is to play closer to the present.
The reason why most of actors got into acting was so that we could become other people and have fun with being somebody else.
Lots of people still live with fears about anything. It can be lots of different things. One of the hardest things to do is to be present and open and clear about who you are and what you stand for. We all have issues with that.
It’s always great to be involved in something that’s not in an in-your-face fashion, but has a message that goes out guised as entertainment.
The longer you are in acting business, the more you cherish the times when you’re working with people that do great work, and can figure out how to enjoy themselves while they’re doing the great work.