We would literally grab a shot and run. But Rent Control… I think the total cost was $100,000, and to this director’s credit, I think it looks like $200,000.
BRENT SPINERWe would literally grab a shot and run. But Rent Control… I think the total cost was $100,000, and to this director’s credit, I think it looks like $200,000.
BRENT SPINERMarianne Williamson, who did A Course In Miracles, she was in my high-school drama class, too. So it was kind of an amazing class.
BRENT SPINERLike, she had a caterer, she had wardrobe people, she had two makeup artists… I mean, we have makeup and we have wardrobe, but Felicia [Day] was, like, on it. She had two cameras operating, sets, extras everywhere. It was unbelievable.
BRENT SPINER[Independence Day] was a sweet, sweet job, because it was one of those big surprises.
BRENT SPINERGenerally, I have to be able to get the lines out of my mouth without making a mistake before I go to sleep.
BRENT SPINERI did a great show Off-Broadway called Leave It To Beaver Is Dead that was at the Public Theater in New York. It was written by Des McAnuff, who’s an illustrious director now, and it starred…
BRENT SPINEROne of the things about working on Star Trek that was always so great was that we all got along as well as we did. We really became family.
BRENT SPINERThat was a really interesting series [Threshold ] that I think would’ve been really great had it continued.
BRENT SPINERMost of the time, what I do, somewhere there is comedy in it.
BRENT SPINERI know a guy who writes on the show, it was his episode, and he called and said, “Would you do it?” And I said, “Yeah.” There’s not really much else to tell, except that I was thrilled to be on The Simpsons, because it’s one of the greatest series in the history of television.
BRENT SPINERHaving spent so much time in a fictional world, I prefer to read about the real world
BRENT SPINERTiming is everything, as you know.
BRENT SPINERAny job you can go to and have a laugh everyday has got to be a good job.
BRENT SPINERI had no idea I was part of what was going to be a big mega-hit. I thought I was doing a B sci-fi movie [Independence Day].
BRENT SPINERI had a really nice time on [Alphas]. It was a bunch of really good actors, and I was particularly thrilled to be working with David Strathairn.
BRENT SPINERI love the South Park guys, Trey Parker and Matt Stone. They’re geniuses. I throw that word around a lot, but I really do mean it.
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