And of course, I absolutely loved making Lost in Space as a kid. Bill Mumy More Quotes by Bill Mumy More Quotes From Bill Mumy Babylon 5 is probably the biggest, most ambitious television science fiction series ever made. It's one big novel told over five years with 110 different stories told within it. Bill Mumy ambitious style years Well, I've been a big fan of comic books since I was a little kid. In fact, I used to write and draw my own comic books when I was on the old Lost in Space series. Bill Mumy writing kids book Well, I just finished starring in a new episode of the new The Twilight Zone television series. Bill Mumy episodes twilight television Personally, I don't think the film and television industries are run as well as they used to be. Oh sure, we've got great digital effects now but... where are the visionaries? Bill Mumy film-and-television running thinking It got to the point in the late 70s and early 80s that I was spending so much money buying golden age comics that I could only justify it if I got work in the media. Bill Mumy golden media age I'm very lucky to work in so many different arenas of the entertainment industry and I do enjoy them all, but making music - original music - in the studio or live onstage is definitely my favorite thing to do. Bill Mumy favorites-things lucky different I really think the acoustics that Gibson's been making for the last ten years or so are as good as any the company has ever produced and that's saying a lot. Bill Mumy lasts years thinking Memorizing dialogue has always come easy and quickly to me. My wife Eileen is also very helpful. She gives me choices, and asks me questions, and runs my lines with me. Bill Mumy wife running giving I walk my dogs. I garden a little. I play a bit of tennis. Basically when I have spare time I'm making music. Bill Mumy garden dog play I get bored doing one thing only. I've been very lucky to explore a lot of different artistic territory and I don't see why I won't continue on that path. Bill Mumy bored lucky different I was doing Babylon 5 season two and I was in all 22 episodes of that. Bill Mumy babylon-5 episodes two I have about 50 guitars around the house. I can't take more than a few steps without finding one to pick up. Bill Mumy finding-the-one guitar house I'm narrating the television series Biography. I'm still involved in my music - I have a new album out. I have an animated project in development. I'm writing a lot of things and you never know if one of them is going to become a six or seven year project. Bill Mumy albums writing years I have great respect for directors who know what they're doing. Bill Mumy great-respect knows directors Im also performing regularly in Southern California with two bands. As a solo artist doing acoustic sets and a member of the Jenerators, my rock n roll band that has been around for a long time now. Bill Mumy rocks artist two I havent been doin much comic book writing for the last several years though, as Ive been writing television projects and a novel. Bill Mumy writing book years I did three of the original 'Twilight Zone' episodes, yes. Also, I did a little thing in the feature film, and then I wrote one of the episodes in 'The Twilight Zone's last round where I starred with Cloris Leachman and my daughter Liliana in a true sequel to 'It's a Good Life.' So, yes, I have a good 'Twilight Zone' alumni jacket. Bill Mumy good good-life daughter life I think 'Lost in Space' certainly shifted from being an ensemble adventure series about a family facing the unknown alien environment to this trio of comedians - Dr. Smith, the Robot, and Will Robinson being the straight guy. It definitely changed its tone over the three seasons and 84 episodes we did. Bill Mumy think family space adventure From the age of four, I was a huge comic fan and still am. When Lost in Space came along it was like being in a huge comic so we jumped at the chance of being part of that project and it proved to be a good choice. Bill Mumy good space chance age Anyway, in the mid 80's I was spending a fortune buying old Golden Age books from the late 30's and 40's and I was making personal appearances at a lot of sci fi and comic book conventions all around the country here so that I could find books for my collection. Bill Mumy late age country book
