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I don’t think everybody wanted to be on [new Star Trek series] . I certainly didn’t.

Brent Spiner

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

Aviator Country People Years
Actually, I had a really nice part in that movie [Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains]. I mean, I have, like, one second in the final-cut version, where I say “You’re fired” to Diane Lane. That’s about all you see of me.
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Cutting Gentlemen Mean Nice Second Version
It wasn’t ’til I met Chris Ellis, who directed me in a little thing that was actually for a ride in Universal Singapore, for those of you who happen to be going to Universal Singapore.
BRENT SPINER

Going Happen Little Thing Universal
I’ve toyed with this idea [of Fresh Hell] for a long time. I actually wrote a feature years ago with this sort of concept in mind, and it’s gone through several incarnations, and…
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Ideas Long Years
I 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…
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Broadway Country People
Having spent so much time in a fictional world, I prefer to read about the real world
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Country Fictional People Real World
I don’t know what her budget was or is, but she had sponsors for her show, and we don’t have a sponsor yet, so basically, the difference is, our moms make our costumes.
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Costumes Series Studio Worked
It was a fabulous experience shooting [in the Aviator], working with Leo [DiCaprio] and Danny Huston in the scene. It was great. I think what was most eye-opening about it was that [Martin] Scorsese was just like any good director you work with.
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Eye Shooting Thinking
Martha Coolidge directed the movie [Introducing Dorothy Dandridge], giving me another shot, and it was an amazing experience.
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Amazing Directed Experience Introducing
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.
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Numbers People Wish
I’ve actually only seen it once, and it was in Hawaii, in a little theater in Oahu shortly after it was released. But Roland Emmerich is a really smart guy, and he makes really fun movies to watch.
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Actually Movies Particularly Reason Watch
I’ve gotten some feedback on it from people who’ve seen it and really enjoyed it, but I don’t know.
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Enjoyed Feedback People Seen
Joey being one of my finest performances ever. Matt LeBlanc’s basically doing the same thing right now, playing himself on Episodes.
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Heart Thinking Way
I don’t know you could do a whole film about Dr. Okun from Independence Day.
BRENT SPINER

Country Film Independence
The Dain Curse [Tom Fink] was a great job. I was in New York, and I was young – I think I’m 28 years old in that – and I got to work with James Coburn and Jean Simmons and Jason Miller. Plus, it was a Dashiell Hammett story, and I had a great character. It was fantastic to shoot.
BRENT SPINER

Character Country Jobs
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

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