I didn't want to be trapped in an idea of replicating other 'Star Trek' characters; especially Vulcans. But my love and I have Spock paraphernalia all over our house. He's an omnipresence in our lives, we adore him. — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
Of course, if you're going to enter the 'Star Trek' Universe, you want to work with Spock, you want to work with Kirk, you want to work with McCoy, and Scotty, and Sulu, and Uhura. The next one for me… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
In fact, when we as neuro-typical people encounter a person with autism spectrum syndrome who's always been that way it is that we have… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be trapped in an idea of replicating other 'Star Trek' characters; especially Vulcans. But my love and I have Spock… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
So if they happen to be over the age of 35 and they're male? They're probably going to recognize me from 'The Karate Kid… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
The wonderful John Avildsen was a hero and father figure who was really present in my life even though we didn't have day-to-day or… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
I don't think as a society, as a nation we would ever wear swastikas openly again, but aligning ourselves with the kind of rhetoric… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
To be honest, I am not theatre-trained and though I am confident in my skill set, to do theatre requires a better-tuned set of… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
As a community, as a group of people as a society, Asian Americans have not always been visible, but we've always been present. — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
Film and television are major vehicles for American storytelling, and America is the biggest exporter and influencer in the world in terms of telling… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
I just tell young people to find their way. Keep your eyes open. Keep your ears open and keep your heart open. — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
We know that there were so many Japanese American soldiers in World War II who were fighting in Europe despite the fact that their… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
Twitter vs Instagram is a left brain versus right brain kind of social media device. Twitter is for speaking, whereas Instagram is for your… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
You can't escape 'Star Trek' influence, especially characters you literally grew up with. — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
But I'm proud to come from a family of Republicans and, yes, we have some spirited discussions in our family. — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
The fact is that we wouldn't have found out about Manzanar except in our story-telling because it was really never told in the American… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
