Most of my major roles have been to play characters that the audience does not initially like or warm up to and then they grow to like in spite of that. — Robert Picardo Copy Share Image
For two consecutive Broadway seasons, I had probably the best juvenile roles there were for an actor. Then I moved to California to recreate… — Robert Picardo Copy Share
If you're looking at my other major science fiction roles - the Doctor on 'Star Trek' and certainly Woolsey on 'Stargate' - I often… — Robert Picardo Copy Share
It was hard to make a living as an actor in New York if you did not do soap operas or commercials. — Robert Picardo Copy Share
Even though my face has gotten more familiar with doing 'China Beach' and 'The Wonder Years,' I'm the kind of actor that people thought,… — Robert Picardo Copy Share
Nobody wants to play - I've talked to Brent Spiner about this. You don't want to play a character indefinitely who's not supposed to… — Robert Picardo Copy Share
We were second-generation immigrants, and it was luxury enough to go to college. The luxury of the arts was still a generation away. — Robert Picardo Copy Share
The fact that we were encouraged to follow our conscience and not to follow the crowds - that's something I really miss. On the… — Robert Picardo Copy Share
The best way to tell an actor he's going to be working more and much harder is to appeal to his ego. — Robert Picardo Copy Share
People admire a screen actor if they have theatre skills, but it's looked down upon by the industry as being not a 'real job,'… — Robert Picardo Copy Share
You play a hologram on 'Star Trek,' and you have to spew line after line. I spoke in paragraphs on 'Star Trek.' — Robert Picardo Copy Share
What's wonderful about 'Star Trek' having been rebooted so successfully by the J. J. Abrams movie franchise is that - the corollary effect is… — Robert Picardo Copy Share
For me, the ideal job as an actor would be something that is intrinsically a drama but to which I could bring in as… — Robert Picardo Copy Share
Why wouldn't I like to walk into a room full of people who are dying to hear everything I say? — Robert Picardo Copy Share
I'm not a futurist, and my taste in science fiction was sort of in the gothic horror vein, not space movies and futuristic stuff. — Robert Picardo Copy Share
