No, the type-casting didn't happen until after Star Trek. I don't think that you get typecast until you've been cast!

If the prime directives were followed a little more accurately here on earth, I mean it sounds somewhat Pollyanna, but I think people would certainly get along better.

Someone once said "Don't try to be a great man. Just be a man, and let history make its own judgements."

I've always thought that we, as human beings, would be naive and arrogant to pretend that we're the only life form in the galaxy.

I'm sort of in for a penny, in for a pound with Star Trek, It's my life at this point. To deny it would just be foolish.

I think Star Trek has been very double-edged for all of us - as actors, writers, directors.

I think, frankly, that I'm a better director than I was an actor.

I think, unfortunately or fortunately, the reality of Hollywood is that if your movie makes money, they'll make another one.

Don't get me wrong-I'm very thankful for all the aliens I've met and loved.

I don't think you ever leave Star Trek for good.

One of my philosophies as a director is to listen to other people's great ideas because they'll help make you better.

We need to walk to know sacred places, those around us and those within. We need to walk to remember the songs.

The hangover: such a cure, she thinks, for overthinking.

We stand the risk of a standstill, because you refused to take risks. So life demands risks.

I'm an ambassador for Medical Detection dogs.

Our freedom is sweet. It will be sweeter when we are all free.

Telling someone he looks healthy isn't a compliment -- it's a second opinion.

The more incompetent one feels, the more eager he is to fight.

Sensitivity is equated with weakness. Feelings are for women. It's OK to express happiness or anger, but it's not OK to feel fear or sadness. This gets exaggerated in prison.

I had a good theater career for years. I played Hamlet when I was 22, and I've played some really great roles.

You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money.