'Generations,' we slaved over for a year; we worked it over and over and over again, and in the end, it just fell short. Ronald D. Moore More Quotes by Ronald D. Moore More Quotes From Ronald D. Moore With 'Outlander,' definitely the book fans were at the door, ready to go, as soon as we started. But it felt like it kind of crossed over into more of a general audience rapidly. That did surprise me - I thought it would take longer for general audiences to come around. Ronald D. Moore doormesurprisebook Essentially, you know, one of the great advantages of working in science fiction is it does give you an opportunity to talk about interesting and somewhat controversial themes and social issues and in a way that doesn't really threaten the audience, because I'm not challenging their particular points of view. Ronald D. Moore greatyouopportunityscience I think I started watching 'Trek' in the mid-'70s when I was in elementary school, and I was just into space. Somewhere along the way, I started realizing there were really interesting ideas in the show. Ronald D. Moore thinkspaceideasschool What does it mean to be human, and what is at the human heart, and is there a soul, or is that all there is? Can an artificial being be intelligent? Is 'intelligent' the definition of humanity, or is it something deeper? Ronald D. Moore somethingsoulhumanityheart There are some good space battles in some of the later series, but that wasn't why you were tuning in every week. You were tuning in every week because Spock was a fascinating character. Because his friendship with Kirk was profound and really unusual. Ronald D. Moore goodyoufriendshipcharacter This is my philosophy since 'Star Trek' and 'Battlestar': You have to be willing to have fandom hate what you're doing or love it and not care either way on a certain level, because you cannot become a slave to their emotion or their vote. It's not a democracy, as I'm always fond of saying. Ronald D. Moore youdemocracyhatelove There was definitely a sense that 'The Next Generation' was the 'Star Trek' stepchild that nobody liked. Ronald D. Moore sensenobodygenerationnext Looking back now on our workload, I just shake my head at our pace. 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' was my first series, so I didn't know anything about that when I started. I just assumed it was normal to make 26 episodes a year on a seven-day shooting schedule. Ronald D. Moore generationlookingknowlooking-back There is not a new hopeful, optimistic vision of the future that I am currently aware of. Certainly, not one that has penetrated pop culture awareness in the way 'Star Trek' has. Ronald D. Moore i-amfuturevisionculture I'd argue that in the last few decades in America, when people are asked what they hope the future will look like, they still turn to 'Star Trek.' They hope we put aside our differences and come together as humanity, that we rise above war, poverty, racism, and other problems that have beset us. Ronald D. Moore futureracismhopewar
