Brent Spiner

And the basic sort of thrust of Star Trek being about equality and tolerance and things I believe in deeply.

— Brent Spiner

And I think it's likely that there will be Data's out there one day. I hope so, if there are, that they…

— Brent Spiner

Certainly I find it most interesting to play a role that I can invent from nothing.

— Brent Spiner

I do know that when I look around in show business, I see a lot of people who were in my drama…

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[Out To Sea] was like a dream come true for me, because I got to work with Jack [Lemmon] and Walter [Matthau],…

— Brent Spiner

I've gotten such good feedback from that [re-team with Wil Wheaton for Big Bang Theory appearance], and I hardly did anything.

— Brent Spiner

[Fan In Lobby from Stardust Memories] that was just after The Dain Curse. My other big uncredited role from back then.

— Brent Spiner

I think it's the business part of the word show business that causes me the most concern.

— Brent Spiner

I assumed, "Well, I must've sounded like Conan O'Brien, or a reasonable facsimile or something." And there I am in the movie…

— Brent Spiner

Bill Prady and Chuck Lorre, the guys who run that show [Big Bang Theory], are really funny and really smart, and the…

— Brent Spiner

They were nicely written and nicely directed episodes [Star Trek: Enterprise]. I enjoyed working with Scott [Bakula]. So it was good to…

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I went to New York out of college, and in my day, we were told that was the way you became a…

— Brent Spiner

I like to think of myself as the Rutger Hauer of this show Star Trek: The Next Generation. But then I like…

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It was a fabulous experience shooting [in the Aviator], working with Leo [DiCaprio] and Danny Huston in the scene. It was great.…

— Brent Spiner

As it turns out, sometimes that bites you. In this case, I saw pictures of Earl [Mills], and...I actually met him. He…

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The character of Brent Spiner. We certainly collaborate on the concept of that, but he basically writes the script, then it's sort…

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I know a guy who writes on the show, it was his episode, and he called and said, "Would you do it?"…

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I can tell you one other story about Rent Control. The lead actress in the film, her name was Elizabeth Stack, and…

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[Trey Parker and Matt Stone]called me one Saturday morning and said, "Can you do an impression of Conan O'Brien?" And I said,…

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A couple of years ago, I went to see a production of Wicked in San Francisco with a friend of mine, one…

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We were kind of never one of CBS favorites [with Threshold], even though we'd gotten really good reviews for the pilot. We…

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It really was not that difficult a process, because I was playing [Data from Star Trek] something that doesn't exist. So it…

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[Billy Bob Conroy role] that was a favor. Actually, the lady who cast Night Court asked me to do it, because it…

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That was a really interesting series [Threshold ] that I think would've been really great had it continued. I know Brannon Braga,…

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Having spent so much time in a fictional world, I prefer to read about the real world

— Brent Spiner

I tended to do a lot of shows that were ahead of their time and didn't run very long.

— Brent Spiner

I try to do as much as I can. I probably knew more about Earl Mills than anybody on earth besides people…

— Brent Spiner

I think there is something like 90% unemployment in the Screen Actors Guild, so we are the exception.

— Brent Spiner

You look at that movie [Dude, Where's My Car?] now, and you know exactly when it was made. And that's what kids…

— Brent Spiner

[Independence Day] was a sweet, sweet job, because it was one of those big surprises.

— Brent Spiner

Yes, Data is hairless but I am not. And we are both anatomically correct.

— Brent Spiner

I try not to make plans. Because, even the best laid plans etc. etc.

— Brent Spiner

John Logan pretty much does the Woody Allen thing of just bringing people in and meeting them.

— Brent Spiner

I think he is an extremely accessible character. In Data there is no potential for cruelty.

— Brent Spiner

[The Aviator] came about through John Logan, who I've been friends with for many years.

— Brent Spiner

My own personal favorite Cher song is the unforgettable Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves.

— Brent Spiner

[Voice acting] is such an easy job. It's like stealing money, really. Which I'm always happy to do.

— Brent Spiner

I did learn a lot from [ Felicia Day], though, and I was able to usurp some of her talent.

— Brent Spiner

Hollywood has more than its share of harsh and crewel stories. In fact, it's probably more the norm than the exception.

— Brent Spiner

It just occurred to me that there are some beautiful shots [in Rent Control] with the World Trade Center in the background.

— Brent Spiner