I would like to see us get this place right first before we have the arrogance to put significantly flawed civilizations out onto other planets, even though they may be utterly uninhabited.

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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...

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,...

I came to feel very, very sentimental about those sets, which is ludicrous, because they...

I came to feel very, very sentimental about those sets, which is ludicrous, because they...

Whenever the lion fish in the fish tank in the captain's ready room died it...

Whenever the lion fish in the fish tank in the captain's ready room died it...

It still frightens me a little bit to think that so much of my life...

It still frightens me a little bit to think that so much of my life...

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...

One day, out of irritation, I said, you know all of those years with the...

One day, out of irritation, I said, you know all of those years with the...

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...

I've met actors where you think, if only you could just clean up your act...

I've met actors where you think, if only you could just clean up your act...

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...

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...

Roddenberry had created quite a complex and at times mysterious character. Guarded, cautious, careful in...

Roddenberry had created quite a complex and at times mysterious character. Guarded, cautious, careful in...

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...

I was brought up in a very poor and very violent household. I spent much...

I was brought up in a very poor and very violent household. I spent much...

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...

Having played many roles of scientific intellect I do have an empathy for that world....

Having played many roles of scientific intellect I do have an empathy for that world....

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 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 began directing episodes, which was a great light every couple of months. We never...

I began directing episodes, which was a great light every couple of months. We never...

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...