I have played some wonderful leading roles on stage and had the whole 'China Beach' years where I really played a leading man on that. That was a fun change for a character actor. But I'm perfectly happy going back… — 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
