About Brent Spiner
Brent Jay Spiner is an American actor best known for his role as the android Data on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), four subsequent films (1994–2002), and Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023). In 1997, he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact, and was nominated in the same category for portraying Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day, a role he reprised in Independence Day: Resurgence. Spiner has also enjoyed a career in the theater and as a musician. He is also known for voicing the Joker in the animated series Young Justice (2011–2022).
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![“I felt like I was a natural [in The Simpsons].” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8f6/brent-spiner-2999_felt_i-felt-like-i-was-a-natural-in-the-simps_3036911.jpg)
![“It just occurred to me that there are some beautiful shots [in Rent Control] with the World Trade Center in the background.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/810/brent-spiner-2999_backgrounds_it-just-occurred-to-me-that-there-are-so_623101.jpg)
![“I always refer to [Stardust Memories] as Sharon Stone's and my first film.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/85f/brent-spiner-2999_film_i-always-refer-to-stardust-memories-as-s_233627.jpg)
![“I got Greg Aronowitz, who does [ Felicia Day] sets, to do mine as well, and he's just amazing. He can work miracles with nothing.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cea/brent-spiner-2999_doe_i-got-greg-aronowitz-who-does-felicia-da_2662310.jpg)
![“[ Felicia Day] is really figured it all out, and it was impressive. It was nothing like our set, because her set was like working on a real film.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6dd/brent-spiner-2999_film_felicia-day-is-really-figured-it-all-out_2601394.jpg)
![“That job [on Out to Sea], more than any I've ever done, I couldn't wait to get to work in the morning. And not only that, but I had a great part. So it was just beyond fun on every level.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/294/brent-spiner-2999_done_that-job-on-out-to-sea-more-than-any-i-v_973409.jpg)
![“Pierre [from Dude, Where's My Car?] could be the best thing I've ever done. When you distill it down to a minute and a half of work, that may be my finest effort.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1cd/brent-spiner-2999_being-the-best_pierre-from-dude-where-s-my-car-could-be_2479083.jpg)
![“That's what kids were like then. So I really like the movie [Dude, Where's My Car? ], I think it's genuinely funny, and I wish I hadn't been so arrogant about it. And, of course, I didn't know it was going to be my best work, either.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/18a/brent-spiner-2999_arrogant_that-s-what-kids-were-like-then-so-i-rea_2147977.jpg)
![“The woman who wrote the movie [Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains], her name is Nancy Dowd. She's a wonderful writer. She wrote Coming Home. And when I read the script, at that time, I thought, "This movie is going to do for girls what Breaking Away did for boys." I thought it was going to…” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c41/brent-spiner-2999_boys_the-woman-who-wrote-the-movie-ladies-and_2108928.jpg)
![“I really enjoyed doing that [Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2004) - "Graham Barnes"]. I got to work with Margaret Colin, who was a blast to work with, and a wonderful actress, and Taylor Roberts. She was fantastic. And getting to work with Vincent D'Onofrio, who's amazing. But I loved the…” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/13a/brent-spiner-2999_actresses_i-really-enjoyed-doing-that-law-order-cr_2610202.jpg)
![“Of course, when you see [ musical numbers] in the movie [Out To Sea ], it's cut into a lot with other scenes, but we shot the number straight through, so here I am doing it, and sitting right in front of me in the audience was Donald O'Connor. And I was, like, "Oh, my God, I can't believe I'm…” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/263/brent-spiner-2999_audience_of-course-when-you-see-musical-numbers-i_2360037.jpg)
![“I've toyed with this idea [of Fresh Hell] for a long time. I actually wrote a feature years ago with this sort of concept in mind, and it's gone through several incarnations, and... It wasn't 'til I met Chris Ellis, who directed me in a little thing that was actually for a ride in Universal…” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3f8/brent-spiner-2999_concepts_i-ve-toyed-with-this-idea-of-fresh-hell_2727796.jpg)
![“Harry [ Hannigan] and Chris [Ellis] are sitting there while we're doing [ Fresh Hell], and Chris is directing, obviously, but if we start fooling around a little bit, Harry comes in, and he's got some addition that makes it even funnier. But we start with a complete script.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7cf/brent-spiner-2999_bits_harry-hannigan-and-chris-ellis-are-sitti_2300420.jpg)
![“The Dain Curse [Tom Fink] was a great job. I was in New York, and I was young - I think I'm 28 years old in that - and I got to work with James Coburn and Jean Simmons and Jason Miller. Plus, it was a Dashiell Hammett story, and I had a great character. It was fantastic to shoot.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b87/brent-spiner-2999_character_the-dain-curse-tom-fink-was-a-great-job_2418179.jpg)
![“Like, she had a caterer, she had wardrobe people, she had two makeup artists... I mean, we have makeup and we have wardrobe, but Felicia [Day] was, like, on it. She had two cameras operating, sets, extras everywhere. It was unbelievable. I don't know what her budget was or is, but she had sponsors…” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4fd/brent-spiner-2999_art_like-she-had-a-caterer-she-had-wardrobe_549981.jpg)
![“[Independence Day] was a sweet, sweet job, because it was one of those big surprises.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5a6/brent-spiner-2999_big-sur_independence-day-was-a-sweet-sweet-job-b_1988768.jpg)
