Jonathan Frakes Professions : Actor Born : August 19, 1952 Browse All Authors Top 16 quotes by Jonathan Frakes Someone once said "Don't try to be a great man. Just be a man, and let history make its own judgements." Jonathan Frakes motivational men history Don't get me wrong-I'm very thankful for all the aliens I've met and loved. Jonathan Frakes very-thankful mets aliens I'm sort of in for a penny, in for a pound with Star Trek, It's my life at this point. To deny it would just be foolish. Jonathan Frakes pennies stars stupid I've always thought that we, as human beings, would be naive and arrogant to pretend that we're the only life form in the galaxy. Jonathan Frakes arrogant form would-be I don't think you ever leave Star Trek for good. Jonathan Frakes stars thinking One of my philosophies as a director is to listen to other people's great ideas because they'll help make you better. Jonathan Frakes philosophy people ideas I like contemporary American literature and I like biographies and I like jazz and I like baseball and I like writers who write about the human condition and sci-fi is just something that I happened into. Jonathan Frakes baseball literature writing I think Star Trek has been very double-edged for all of us - as actors, writers, directors. Jonathan Frakes stars directors thinking I always enjoyed going into the holodeck. Jonathan Frakes enjoyed I think, frankly, that I'm a better director than I was an actor. Jonathan Frakes actors directors thinking I think that I've been pigeon-holed by virtue of the fact that I've spent so much time in front of a green screen. Jonathan Frakes pigeons green thinking No, the type-casting didn't happen until after Star Trek. I don't think that you get typecast until you've been cast! Jonathan Frakes casting stars thinking If the prime directives were followed a little more accurately here on earth, I mean it sounds somewhat Pollyanna, but I think people would certainly get along better. Jonathan Frakes mean people thinking I think, unfortunately or fortunately, the reality of Hollywood is that if your movie makes money, they'll make another one. Jonathan Frakes hollywood reality thinking I think I'm a better director than I ever was an actor. I'd love to go back to acting, but nobody seems to want me. Jonathan Frakes acting directors thinking Well, there's much more time to do a weekly show, and much more coverage - as it turns out, it was all preparation for the stuff I'm doing now - but it was interesting to see how much time was spent on how little airtime, compared to knocking out a show a day on the soaps. Jonathan Frakes doing day preparation time Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
