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I 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 Spiner

Comedy really is my bread and butter, even when I’m doing a serious character, with the exception of Outcast. I have found very little humor in this character.
BRENT SPINER

Character Comedy Serious
There is no question that everybody who works in show business is lucky because of the number of people who wish they where working in show business.
BRENT SPINER

Numbers People Wish
Voice acting is about the easiest thing to do. You roll out of bed, throw your clothes on that you had on the night before, you go into the studio, and nobody cares, just as long as you can speak.
BRENT SPINER

Clothes Night Voice
The one on Fresh Hell is a little easier, because we make it up. It’s a strange kind of hybrid of the real me and… Well, obviously it’s me standing there, and it’s my voice and my face, but it’s also kind of filtered through Harry Hannigan’s take on the character, the one he’s writing.
BRENT SPINER

Character Real Writing
I’ve gotten some feedback on it from people who’ve seen it and really enjoyed it, but I don’t know.
BRENT SPINER

Enjoyed Feedback People Seen
Bill Prady and Chuck Lorre, the guys who run that show [Big Bang Theory], are really funny and really smart, and the cast is fantastic to work with.
BRENT SPINER

Guy Running Smart
I didn’t really watch the show [Star Trek]. I still haven’t seen about 150 of them. So I didn’t really think of them too much in terms of episodes. I thought of them as kind of one long seven-year episode.
BRENT SPINER

Country People Stars Thinking Years
And I was, like, “Oh, my God, I can’t believe I’m performing a musical number in front of Donald O’Connor,” who’s one of the greats of the silver screen. But it was a thrilling experience, it really was.
BRENT SPINER

Experience Lie Musical Number Really
I don’t know you could do a whole film about Dr. Okun from Independence Day.
BRENT SPINER

Country Film Independence
And I’m telling you, there is a movie waiting to be made about the making of a movie like that, particularly at that time in New York. I mean, we shot all over the streets of New York without permits.
BRENT SPINER

Country Made Movie People Permits
I assumed, “Well, I must’ve sounded like Conan O’Brien, or a reasonable facsimile or something.” And there I am in the movie [South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut ]. I was very lucky.
BRENT SPINER

Conan Lucky Parks Something
A job is a job. And I like to work.
BRENT SPINER

Jobs Like Work
I don’t think everybody wanted to be on [new Star Trek series] . I certainly didn’t.
BRENT SPINER

Stars Thinking Wanted
[The Aviator] came about through John Logan, who I’ve been friends with for many years.
BRENT SPINER

Aviator Country People Years
As it turns out, sometimes that bites you. In this case, I saw pictures of Earl [Mills], and…I actually met him. He was quite old at the time, but he had this sort of curly red hair, so we did that in the film. I got a perm and had red hair, and… It was a mess.
BRENT SPINER

Country Hair People Red Saws
Needless to say, I was impressed by Felicia [Day] and her moxie with how to do a web series. I mean, she’s the queen of the web.
BRENT SPINER

Mean Moxie Queens

I 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].

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I 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].

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