I went to New York out of college, and in my day, we were told that was the way you became a good actor. You don't go to Hollywood, you go straight to New York and work in the theater. So that's what most of the people I knew did. Brent Spiner More Quotes by Brent Spiner More Quotes From Brent Spiner If you look around at the people in show business today they are basically the people who didn't give up. Brent Spiner giving-uppeoplelooks John Logan was kind of wrapping up - "Well, thanks for coming in..." - and I thought, "Oh, God, this is over and I'm out of here, and I really don't want to leave."So I said, "Can I ask you a question?" He said, "Sure." "What movie do you think you've seen more than any other movie?" And he said, "Wow, let me think about that. I guess probably The Searchers." And I said, "Well, oddly, that's the movie I've seen more than any other movie." And I wasn't just BS-ing. It's true. It's my favorite movie. Brent Spiner wrapping-upwantthinking My own personal favorite Cher song is the unforgettable Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves. Brent Spiner gypsythievessong I don't think everybody wanted to be on [new Star Trek series] . I certainly didn't. Brent Spiner starswantedthinking [The Aviator] came about through John Logan, who I've been friends with for many years. Brent Spiner aviatoryears When I go to the old folks' home, I'm gonna be sitting in a rocking chair, telling everybody how I worked with Jack [Lemmon] and Walter [Matthau]. Brent Spiner chairssittinghome Any job you can go to and have a laugh everyday has got to be a good job. Brent Spiner everydayjobslaughing Bill Prady and Chuck Lorre, the guys who run that show [Big Bang Theory], are really funny and really smart, and the cast is fantastic to work with. Brent Spiner smartguyrunning People think that being on Star Trek is career suicide, but it's really just the opposite Brent Spiner starssuicidethinking And the basic sort of thrust of Star Trek being about equality and tolerance and things I believe in deeply. Brent Spiner tolerancestarsbelieve Certainly I find it most interesting to play a role that I can invent from nothing. Brent Spiner rolesplayinteresting They were nicely written and nicely directed episodes [Star Trek: Enterprise]. I enjoyed working with Scott [Bakula]. So it was good to do, and, as you said, it did serve to enhance the Soong legacy. Brent Spiner episodeslegacystars I'm an avid biography reader. Brent Spiner avidbiographiesreader I think there is something like 90% unemployment in the Screen Actors Guild, so we are the exception. Brent Spiner unemploymentactorsthinking Generally, I have to be able to get the lines out of my mouth without making a mistake before I go to sleep. Brent Spiner mouthsmistakesleep Can't argue with Gene Roddenberry. He was a pretty brilliant guy. Brent Spiner brilliantguyarguing There is no question that everybody who works in show business is lucky because of the number of people who wish they where working in show business. Brent Spiner wishnumberspeople Having spent so much time in a fictional world, I prefer to read about the real world Brent Spiner real-worldrealworld I like to think of myself as the Rutger Hauer of this show Star Trek: The Next Generation. But then I like to think of myself as Rutger Hauer in real life: strikingly handsome, irresistible to women, an intergalactic enigma. Brent Spiner starsrealthinking Initially I objected to the Data makeup. I said, "Why do I need this makeup? Why can't I just look like me?" In fact, I said to Gene Roddenberry, "Don't you think that by this time in history, they would've figured out how to make skin look like skin?" And he said, "What makes you think that what you have isn't better than skin?" And I went, "Um, okay." Brent Spiner makeupdatathinking
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