I think Rick Berman just called me and asked me if I wanted to do the show [Star Trek: Enterprise], and he… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
I really enjoyed Eddie Bracken. He told me a great story. He did The Odd Couple on Broadway, replacing Art Carney, and… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
I know a guy who writes on the show, it was his episode, and he called and said, "Would you do it?"… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
They were nicely written and nicely directed episodes [Star Trek: Enterprise]. I enjoyed working with Scott [Bakula]. So it was good to… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
We [with John Logan] started talking about The Searchers, and then he went on to tell me a story about when he… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
[Trey Parker and Matt Stone]called me one Saturday morning and said, "Can you do an impression of Conan O'Brien?" And I said,… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
A couple of years ago, I went to see a production of Wicked in San Francisco with a friend of mine, one… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
[Billy Bob Conroy role] that was a favor. Actually, the lady who cast Night Court asked me to do it, because it… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
John Logan was kind of wrapping up - "Well, thanks for coming in..." - and I thought, "Oh, God, this is over… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
When I get to work with people I admire, it's such a bonus, so it was an easy sell when I got… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
I had no idea I was part of what was going to be a big mega-hit. I thought I was doing a… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
I have to say, though, that somebody pointed out to me on YouTube that Conan O'Brien was being interviewed, and he was… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
Gian Luigi Polidoro and his girlfriend had written this script, it was an American comedy, and they decided I was the guy… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
I wanted to look right. I remember a review - a very positive one - in The New York Times that said… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
It wasn't exactly a cattle call. I had an agent, and they were seeing people for the parts, so my agent said,… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
I actually had some funny dialogue [ in Stardust Memories], a little piece, and we shot all day in this big ballroom.… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
Initially I objected to the Data makeup. I said, "Why do I need this makeup? Why can't I just look like me?"… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
As I get older and I get more of this dialogue and I lose more and more brain cells, it really does become the… — Brent Spiner Copy Share
If you look around at the people in show business today they are basically the people who didn't give up. — Brent Spiner Copy Share
Bill Prady and Chuck Lorre, the guys who run that show [Big Bang Theory], are really funny and really smart, and the cast is… — Brent Spiner Copy Share
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… — Brent Spiner Copy Share
John Logan pretty much does the Woody Allen thing of just bringing people in and meeting them. — Brent Spiner Copy Share
Im thinking of going into rehab. Im not addicted to anything, but I think its good way to jumpstart an acting career. — Brent Spiner Copy Share
I tended to do a lot of shows that were ahead of their time and didn't run very long. — Brent Spiner Copy Share
That was a really interesting series [Threshold ] that I think would've been really great had it continued. I know Brannon Braga, who was… — Brent Spiner Copy Share
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… — Brent Spiner Copy Share
I think it's the business part of the word show business that causes me the most concern. — Brent Spiner Copy Share
Rent Control was an interesting movie. It was directed by... I had done a couple of plays off Broadway, and this Italian director came,… — Brent Spiner Copy Share
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… — Brent Spiner Copy Share
![“I think Rick Berman just called me and asked me if I wanted to do the show [Star Trek: Enterprise], and he said they'd write an arc if I'd do it.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37b/brent-spiner-2999_arcs_i-think-rick-berman-just-called-me-and-a_1247235.png)
![“They were nicely written and nicely directed episodes [Star Trek: Enterprise]. I enjoyed working with Scott [Bakula]. So it was good to do, and, as you said, it did serve to enhance the Soong legacy.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0a/brent-spiner-2999_business_they-were-nicely-written-and-nicely-dire_2714530.jpg)
![“We [with John Logan] started talking about The Searchers, and then he went on to tell me a story about when he first met John Wayne, and he said, "Hey, you be me and I'll be Wayne," and I said, "No, let me be Wayne!" Anyway, it was a very pleasant conversation, it was clear to him that I was a big…” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3a/brent-spiner-2999_asking_we-with-john-logan-started-talking-about_850792.png)
![“[Trey Parker and Matt Stone]called me one Saturday morning and said, "Can you do an impression of Conan O'Brien?" And I said, "I don't know." Because that was really... He hadn't been on the air that long, and to be honest, I hadn't watched much of him at that point. So I went to Santa Monica to…” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16e/brent-spiner-2999_air_trey-parker-and-matt-stone-called-me-one_3133465.png)
![“[Billy Bob Conroy role] that was a favor. Actually, the lady who cast Night Court asked me to do it, because it was a Friday, and the person who'd been rehearsing it all week got sick and couldn't come to the taping. And she figured I could put it together pretty quickly - it was not all that big…” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00f/brent-spiner-2999_bigs_billy-bob-conroy-role-that-was-a-favor-a_1098783.jpg)
![“I had no idea I was part of what was going to be a big mega-hit. I thought I was doing a B sci-fi movie [Independence Day]. And, actually, it was Jeff Goldblum who looked at me one day and said, "You know, I think this is going to be really something." And I said, "Well, I hope you're right." And…” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7d/brent-spiner-2999_bigs_i-had-no-idea-i-was-part-of-what-was-goi_671195.png)
![“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 how, oddly enough, he went to see that movie [South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut ] in Hawaii with his girlfriend or wife or whoever, and he didn't even realize his…” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/572/brent-spiner-2999_bigger_i-have-to-say-though-that-somebody-point_155258.png)
![“I wanted to look right. I remember a review - a very positive one - in The New York Times that said I was so good in the role [Earl Mills] that I "even managed to overcome a terrible red wig." I wanted to write her and tell her about the agony I'd gone through with the perm, but I thought better…” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/846/brent-spiner-2999_agony_i-wanted-to-look-right-i-remember-a-revi_1430582.png)
![“I actually had some funny dialogue [ in Stardust Memories], a little piece, and we shot all day in this big ballroom. Gordon Willis was the director of photography, and at the end of the day, Gordon turned to Woody Allen and said, "We cannot accomplish all of this in this space. It's impossible."…” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6e/brent-spiner-2999_accomplish_i-actually-had-some-funny-dialogue-in-st_2662073.jpg)
