To do theater you need to block off a hunk of time. George Takei More Quotes by George Takei More Quotes From George Takei But when we came out of camp, that's when I first realized that being in camp, that being Japanese-American, was something shameful. George Takei camps shameful firsts As the old saying goes, I was simply looking for fan love, in Alderaan places. George Takei old-saying fans I have two passions in my life. One is to raise the awareness of the internment of Japanese-American citizens. My other passion is the theater. George Takei passion citizens two The word today is "detained," not "interred." People are being detained with no due process. They don't know what the charges are, why they're being detained. Simply because they have an Arab name or some association, but there are no charges. George Takei association names people Facebook itself has an interest in having great content so that its users keep coming back. George Takei users coming-back interest Unfriending me when I didn’t even know we were friends? It’s like breaking wind when you’re home alone. If I can’t smell you, knock yourself out. George Takei smell home wind I'm a civic busybody and I've been blessed with an active career. George Takei busybodies careers blessed I was involved in the civil rights movement way back in the late '50s and through the '60s and '70s. I was doing a civil rights musical here in Los Angeles and we sang at one of the rallies where Dr. Martin Luther King spoke, and I remember the thrill I felt when we were introduced to him. To have him shake your hand was an absolutely unforgettable experience. Even before I could vote, I was involved in the political arena. George Takei civil-rights musical political I think we learn more from those times in our history where we stumbled as a democracy than we learn from the glorious chapters. George Takei chapters democracy thinking Confidence in the human capacity for problem solving, for invention, for innovation. George Takei invention innovation problem Cat's are unpredictable. It is a fine line between the cure, inquisitive and innocent creature resting on our lap and the hissing, spitting and deranged banshee it might become at any moment. This is why we're trying always to win their love. George Takei cat winning trying STAR TREK is a show that had a vision about a future that was positive. George Takei vision stars shows The theatre for me is much more satisfying as an actor because you are working in front of a living, breathing, throbbing, gasping, laughing and hopefully applauding audience. And the immediate connection you get with that audience is very satisfying. George Takei breathing theatre laughing Nothing is what it seems on the surface of Heroes. George Takei surface hero seems Well, you know, I do think in the larger span of things, I owe it all to Star Trek, because Star Trek has given me this pop icon status if you will, and one of the gifts have been this megaphone I have which amplifies my voice and I can reach people. And I do think the movement for equality for LGBT Americans is in the same context of all of the great American movements, you know, the basic fundamental ideals of this country of justice and equality. George Takei stars country thinking Life is too short not to order the bacon dessert. George Takei dessert life-is-too-short order I spent my boyhood behind the barbed wire fences of American internment camps and that part of my life is something that I wanted to share with more people. George Takei boyhood wire people Well, it gives, certainly to my father, who is the one that suffered the most in our family, and understanding of how the ideals of a country are only as good as the people who give it flesh and blood. George Takei country father blood My memories of camp - I was four years old to eight years old - they're fond memories. George Takei eight memories years My father told me, "Don't do anything that would bring shame to the family." I was always mindful of that. When I told him I wanted to pursue a career as an actor, my father said, "Look at what you see on television at the movies, is that what you want to be doing? Do you want to make a life out of that?" And I said, "Daddy, I'm going to change it". George Takei shame daddy father
