If you read my books, especially the Star Trek books and the Quest for Tomorrow books, you'll see in them the core theme of the basic humanistic questions that Star Trek asked.

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I think the acting satisfies the need and desire for approval.

I think the acting satisfies the need and desire for approval.

Oh, for God's sake... get a life, will you?

Oh, for God's sake... get a life, will you?

No, I don't regret anything at this point. That may change on the next phone...

No, I don't regret anything at this point. That may change on the next phone...

Remember - you can't beam through a force field. So, don't try it.

Remember - you can't beam through a force field. So, don't try it.

All in all, Kirk's character is something I am very proud of.

All in all, Kirk's character is something I am very proud of.

Here's something pompous - you take your day and artistically create it, so every moment...

Here's something pompous - you take your day and artistically create it, so every moment...

One of the advantages of being a captain is being able to ask for advice...

One of the advantages of being a captain is being able to ask for advice...

Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that 'Star Trek' became. It's still almost impossible to...

Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that 'Star Trek' became. It's still almost impossible to...

I hate flying, flat out hate its guts.

I hate flying, flat out hate its guts.

I'm a performer, comedian, entertainer, writer and director.

I'm a performer, comedian, entertainer, writer and director.

Spencer Tracy was a man who did very much what I do on a set,...

Spencer Tracy was a man who did very much what I do on a set,...

In my proudest moments, I think I had a real hand in the creative force...

In my proudest moments, I think I had a real hand in the creative force...

I think making a good film shot is joyful.

I think making a good film shot is joyful.

And I enjoyed the celebrity and the creativity that was involved in Star Trek.

And I enjoyed the celebrity and the creativity that was involved in Star Trek.

I think of doing a series as very hard work. But then I've talked to...

I think of doing a series as very hard work. But then I've talked to...

I think the supernatural is a catch-all for everything we don't understand about the vast...

I think the supernatural is a catch-all for everything we don't understand about the vast...

I also derive a great deal of pleasure from horses and dogs... the ocean... and...

I also derive a great deal of pleasure from horses and dogs... the ocean... and...

There's an ecstasy about doing something really good on film: the composition of a shot,...

There's an ecstasy about doing something really good on film: the composition of a shot,...

Sci-fi films are the epic films of the day because we can no longer put...

Sci-fi films are the epic films of the day because we can no longer put...

If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking...

If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking...