Everybody told me to stay in Hollywood. This was the place they said I could have a big career. What they failed to mention was that no one would quite know what to do with me.

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Creative people are very insecure people because they don't know whether people like them or...

Creative people are very insecure people because they don't know whether people like them or...

Gene Roddenberry was a genius.

Gene Roddenberry was a genius.

I just have beautiful memories of what has happened in my life.

I just have beautiful memories of what has happened in my life.

Creative people are very insecure people because they don't know whether people like them or...

Creative people are very insecure people because they don't know whether people like them or...

Besides, a bald cap would have never looked real.

Besides, a bald cap would have never looked real.

After Star Trek, I was with the top agencies, but producers and directors did not...

After Star Trek, I was with the top agencies, but producers and directors did not...

I only went to one Star Trek convention and that was in the late '80s....

I only went to one Star Trek convention and that was in the late '80s....

If there is an exotic woman it's always a terrorist role.

If there is an exotic woman it's always a terrorist role.

I was thrilled, because I like the big screen and I could then move on...

I was thrilled, because I like the big screen and I could then move on...

Having shaved my head for the role put a spotlight on me.

Having shaved my head for the role put a spotlight on me.

Basically, they had asked me if I would shave my head or wear a bald...

Basically, they had asked me if I would shave my head or wear a bald...

I mean, every Star Trek episode you saw was just phenomenal.

I mean, every Star Trek episode you saw was just phenomenal.

I also had this artist friend who'd paint butterflies and things like that on my...

I also had this artist friend who'd paint butterflies and things like that on my...

I'm going down in history with Star Trek. It's a great feeling.

I'm going down in history with Star Trek. It's a great feeling.

One thing about me, as far as my career is concerned, is that I'm very...

One thing about me, as far as my career is concerned, is that I'm very...

I arrived in Hollywood and lived much of my life in America, but the fans...

I arrived in Hollywood and lived much of my life in America, but the fans...

Maybe I'm being philosophical and spiritual, but I believe that if you put negative energy...

Maybe I'm being philosophical and spiritual, but I believe that if you put negative energy...