--- title: "15 Ifs Quotes By Brent Spiner" description: "15 Ifs quotes by Brent Spiner. Plus more from Brent Spiner and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9d/brent-spiner-2999_bits_although-i-could-be-wrong-if-roland-emme_2755475.jpg" --- > [Although I could be wrong. If Roland Emmerich's thinking about doing that at some point, I'd be glad to don the long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/although-i-could-be-wrong-if-roland-emmerich-s-thinking-about-doing/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9d/brent-spiner-2999_bits_although-i-could-be-wrong-if-roland-emme_2755475.jpg) > [I think that Enterprise was getting better and better, actually, and if it had kept going, I think it would've turned into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/i-think-that-enterprise-was-getting-better-and-better-actually-and-if/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/brent-spiner-2999_business_i-think-that-enterprise-was-getting-bett_1567069.png) > [ Harry \[ Hannigan\] and Chris \[Ellis\] are sitting there while we're doing \[ Fresh Hell\], and Chris is directing, obviously, but if… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/harry-hannigan-and-chris-ellis-are-sitting-there-while-we-re-doing/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/brent-spiner-2999_bits_harry-hannigan-and-chris-ellis-are-sitti_2300420.jpg) > [ I think Rick Berman just called me and asked me if I wanted to do the show \[Star Trek: Enterprise\], and he… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/i-think-rick-berman-just-called-me-and-asked-me-if-i-wanted-to-do-the/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37b/brent-spiner-2999_arcs_i-think-rick-berman-just-called-me-and-a_1247235.png) > [I don't know if the character's come back and it was someone else playing it, or maybe they never did it again.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/i-don-t-know-if-the-character-s-come-back-and-it-was-someone-else/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/brent-spiner-2999_character_i-don-t-know-if-the-character-s-come-bac_1923933.png) > [Basically, my deal is that I choose roles based on three criteria. One is the role, obviously, if it's something that speaks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/basically-my-deal-is-that-i-choose-roles-based-on-three-criteria-one/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fea/brent-spiner-2999_causes_basically-my-deal-is-that-i-choose-roles_614342.png) > [John Logan is maybe the No. 1 screenwriter in the world today, not to mention that he won a Tony for Best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/john-logan-is-maybe-the-no-1-screenwriter-in-the-world-today-not-to/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/814/brent-spiner-2999_aviator_john-logan-is-maybe-the-no-1-screenwrite_2529340.jpg) > [It wasn't exactly a cattle call. I had an agent, and they were seeing people for the parts, so my agent said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/it-wasn-t-exactly-a-cattle-call-i-had-an-agent-and-they-were-seeing/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/brent-spiner-2999_agents_it-wasn-t-exactly-a-cattle-call-i-had-an_595723.png) > [ So we \[with Chris Ellis\] did \[Fresh Hell\], and we did the first five episodes as a lark, just to see if… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/so-we-with-chris-ellis-did-fresh-hell-and-we-did-the-first-five/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e1/brent-spiner-2999_bits_so-we-with-chris-ellis-did-fresh-hell-an_2979334.png) > [ So it was a really pleasant surprise when \[Independence Day\] turned out to be a successful film. I don't know if you've… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/so-it-was-a-really-pleasant-surprise-when-independence-day-turned-out/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d0/brent-spiner-2999_film_so-it-was-a-really-pleasant-surprise-whe_2753263.jpg) > [ We had lunch that day \[with Chris Ellis\], and I was talking about this idea. I toyed with it a little bit… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/we-had-lunch-that-day-with-chris-ellis-and-i-was-talking-about-this/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/brent-spiner-2999_bits_we-had-lunch-that-day-with-chris-ellis-a_2939146.png) > [ We \[with John Logan\] started talking about The Searchers, and then he went on to tell me a story about when he… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/we-with-john-logan-started-talking-about-the-searchers-and-then-he/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3a/brent-spiner-2999_asking_we-with-john-logan-started-talking-about_850792.png) > [I think everyone agrees First Contact was our best film, and even at that, they're kind of... I don't know, they're sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/i-think-everyone-agrees-first-contact-was-our-best-film-and-even-at/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18b/brent-spiner-2999_agree_i-think-everyone-agrees-first-contact-wa_2690654.png) > [ We were kind of never one of CBS favorites \[with Threshold\], even though we'd gotten really good reviews for the pilot. We… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/we-were-kind-of-never-one-of-cbs-favorites-with-threshold-even-though/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/brent-spiner-2999_casts_we-were-kind-of-never-one-of-cbs-favorit_2235116.png) > [I can tell you one other story about Rent Control. The lead actress in the film, her name was Elizabeth Stack, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/i-can-tell-you-one-other-story-about-rent-control-the-lead-actress-in/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cff/brent-spiner-2999_actresses_i-can-tell-you-one-other-story-about-ren_2545297.png) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Brent Spiner > [As I get older and I get more of this dialogue and I lose more and more brain cells, it really does become the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/as-i-get-older-and-i-get-more-of-this-dialogue-and-i-lose-more-and/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) > [If you look around at the people in show business today they are basically the people who didn't give up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/if-you-look-around-at-the-people-in-show-business-today-they-are/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) > [ Bill Prady and Chuck Lorre, the guys who run that show \[Big Bang Theory\], are really funny and really smart, and the cast is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/bill-prady-and-chuck-lorre-the-guys-who-run-that-show-big-bang-theory/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) > [I didn't audition or anything like that. But I went into John Loganhis office... It was his screening room in his office, actually, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/i-didn-t-audition-or-anything-like-that-but-i-went-into-john-loganhis/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) > [John Logan pretty much does the Woody Allen thing of just bringing people in and meeting them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/john-logan-pretty-much-does-the-woody-allen-thing-of-just-bringing/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) > [Im thinking of going into rehab. Im not addicted to anything, but I think its good way to jumpstart an acting career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/im-thinking-of-going-into-rehab-im-not-addicted-to-anything-but-i/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) > [I tended to do a lot of shows that were ahead of their time and didn't run very long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/i-tended-to-do-a-lot-of-shows-that-were-ahead-of-their-time-and-didn/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) > [ That was a really interesting series \[Threshold \] that I think would've been really great had it continued. I know Brannon Braga, who was… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/that-was-a-really-interesting-series-threshold-that-i-think-would-ve/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) > [I have to say, though, that somebody pointed out to me on YouTube that Conan O'Brien was being interviewed, and he was talking about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/i-have-to-say-though-that-somebody-pointed-out-to-me-on-youtube-that/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) > [I think it's the business part of the word show business that causes me the most concern.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/i-think-it-s-the-business-part-of-the-word-show-business-that-causes/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) > [ I always refer to \[Stardust Memories\] as Sharon Stone's and my first film. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/i-always-refer-to-stardust-memories-as-sharon-stone-s-and-my-first/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) > [Rent Control was an interesting movie. It was directed by... I had done a couple of plays off Broadway, and this Italian director came,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/rent-control-was-an-interesting-movie-it-was-directed-by-i-had-done-a/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) > [Can't argue with Gene Roddenberry. He was a pretty brilliant guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/can-t-argue-with-gene-roddenberry-he-was-a-pretty-brilliant-guy/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) > [If I'm not mistaken, I think Data was the comic relief on the show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/if-i-m-not-mistaken-i-think-data-was-the-comic-relief-on-the-show/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) > [ I didn't really watch the show \[Star Trek\]. I still haven't seen about 150 of them. So I didn't really think of them too… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-spiner/i-didn-t-really-watch-the-show-star-trek-i-still-haven-t-seen-about/) [Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-spiner/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/brent-spiner/#itemlist", "name": "15 Ifs Quotes By Brent Spiner", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Although I could be wrong. If Roland Emmerich's thinking about doing that at some point, I'd be glad to don the long hair again. 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I had an agent, and they were seeing people for the parts, so my agent said, \"Here's the script, see if there's anything that speaks to you.\" And I did, and I called my agent and said, \"I think this character Data is kind of interesting,\" and she said, \"Well, okay, I'll get you the appointment with Junie Lowry.\" I had to read with the casting agent first, 'cause nobody really knew me then. Then after that, I had, I think, six different auditions for the role. 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