About Brent Spiner
He appeared as Data in four Star Trek films from 1994 to 2002 and won the 1997 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for Star Trek: First Contact. He was also nominated for his role as Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day and its sequel. In addition to screen work, he has performed in theater, recorded music, and voiced the Joker in the animated series Young Justice from 2011 to 2022.
![“I always refer to [Stardust Memories] as Sharon Stone's and my first film.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85f/brent-spiner-2999_film_i-always-refer-to-stardust-memories-as-s_233627.png)
![“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/i/cea/brent-spiner-2999_doe_i-got-greg-aronowitz-who-does-felicia-da_2662310.png)
![“The kid in the episode [of Tales From The Darkside ] was played by Christian Slater! He was all of about 12 or so, but I've run into Christian many times since then, and he always does his line from Tales From The Darkside whenever he sees me.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f6/brent-spiner-2999_christian_the-kid-in-the-episode-of-tales-from-the_2039167.jpg)
![“We got to be really good friends [Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau]. It was just thrilling, every day. Every single day. I had a big couple of musical numbers in [Out to Sea], and I remember doing one of them and shooting it from beginning to end.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/brent-spiner-2999_bigs_we-got-to-be-really-good-friends-jack-le_1380131.png)
![“I don't know if the character's come back and it was someone else playing it, or maybe they never did it again. But I loved it. It was a great part [The Joker] to play.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/brent-spiner-2999_character_i-don-t-know-if-the-character-s-come-bac_1923933.png)
![“I'm, like, y'know, I didn't have a problem doing one scene in Dude, Where's My Car? I'm certainly not going to have a problem doing one scene in a [Martin] Scorsese movie!” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82f/brent-spiner-2999_car_i-m-like-y-know-i-didn-t-have-a-problem_3198935.png)
![“I had a really nice time on [Alphas]. It was a bunch of really good actors, and I was particularly thrilled to be working with David Strathairn.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/996/brent-spiner-2999_actors_i-had-a-really-nice-time-on-alphas-it-wa_542532.png)
![“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)
![“Obviously we're doing a comedy [Fresh Hell], and our intent is to entertain, but we're also really aware and trying to stay aware of the subtext of what it's like to reach a certain age and be dismissed, basically, from the fraternity you've always wanted to be a part of, and the desperation…” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cca/brent-spiner-2999_age_obviously-we-re-doing-a-comedy-fresh-hel_2805918.jpg)
![“I've played myself before this ["Brent Spiner"] - and I've played myself since, for that matter - and playing yourself one of the most difficult characters you can play, 'cause God knows most of us don't know who that is.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/brent-spiner-2999_causes_i-ve-played-myself-before-this-brent-spi_2670576.png)
![“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 much in terms of episodes. I thought of them as kind of one long seven-year episode.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/brent-spiner-2999_astronomy_i-didn-t-really-watch-the-show-star-trek_389552.png)
![“[ 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/i/6dd/brent-spiner-2999_film_felicia-day-is-really-figured-it-all-out_2601394.png)
![“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/i/294/brent-spiner-2999_done_that-job-on-out-to-sea-more-than-any-i-v_973409.png)
![“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/i/18a/brent-spiner-2999_arrogant_that-s-what-kids-were-like-then-so-i-rea_2147977.png)
![“It seemed like an interesting movie [Independence Day], and I thought I had a take on the part that was going to be unique. That doesn't happen to me very often.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57c/brent-spiner-2999_freedom_it-seemed-like-an-interesting-movie-inde_755407.png)
![“[Martin Scorsese ] basically works just like any other director. You work the scene, you try to find what's best in it and make it work. That's what it was like.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36b/brent-spiner-2999_cinema_martin-scorsese-basically-works-just-lik_685213.png)
![“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/i/1cd/brent-spiner-2999_being-the-best_pierre-from-dude-where-s-my-car-could-be_2479083.png)
![“When I go to the old folks' home, I'm gonna be sitting in a rocking chair, telling everybody how I worked with Jack [Lemmon] and Walter [Matthau].” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/brent-spiner-2999_chairs_when-i-go-to-the-old-folks-home-i-m-gonn_1903571.png)
![“[Out To Sea] began a relationship I had with [director] Martha Coolidge for a few years that was wonderful, and she certainly cast me in the best roles I've ever had in film.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/504/brent-spiner-2999_casts_out-to-sea-began-a-relationship-i-had-wi_1536506.png)
