I wasn't campaigning for a role in a Hollywood television series, it was a fluke. So you've got to have a measure of good luck, you really have, being in the right place at the right time.

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One of the things that I've come to understand is that as I talk a...

One of the things that I've come to understand is that as I talk a...

The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially...

The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially...

We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who...

We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who...

It is what you do from now on that will either move our civilization forward...

It is what you do from now on that will either move our civilization forward...

Creating a believable world on the ship was very important, and technically they got better...

Creating a believable world on the ship was very important, and technically they got better...

During the course of the seven years I played scenes with an oil slick, I...

During the course of the seven years I played scenes with an oil slick, I...

You get all of your neuroses worked out on stage. I haven't actually played very...

You get all of your neuroses worked out on stage. I haven't actually played very...

There are several books that I have-the Physics of Star Trek, Star Trek and Business,...

There are several books that I have-the Physics of Star Trek, Star Trek and Business,...

During my time we had two chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, at different...

During my time we had two chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, at different...

I don't do impersonations. I can do a wounded elephant! I can do a really...

I don't do impersonations. I can do a wounded elephant! I can do a really...

Encouraging people to believe in it was the most important thing of all. It's one...

Encouraging people to believe in it was the most important thing of all. It's one...

As the captain, I was going to be having the dominant role in most of...

As the captain, I was going to be having the dominant role in most of...

I am told that there have been over the years a number of experiments taking...

I am told that there have been over the years a number of experiments taking...

Tom Hanks knows the name of all the episodes.

Tom Hanks knows the name of all the episodes.

We've heard from many teachers that they used episodes of Star Trek and concepts of...

We've heard from many teachers that they used episodes of Star Trek and concepts of...

I am not the archetypal leading man. This is mainly for one reason: as you...

I am not the archetypal leading man. This is mainly for one reason: as you...

As time went on, I did campaign to lighten the character a little bit, to...

As time went on, I did campaign to lighten the character a little bit, to...

It wasn't until the first season ended that I went to my first Star Trek...

It wasn't until the first season ended that I went to my first Star Trek...

I became a better listener than I ever had been as a result of playing...

I became a better listener than I ever had been as a result of playing...

For seven years I did very little theatre, and I have to make up some...

For seven years I did very little theatre, and I have to make up some...