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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

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
Most of the time, what I do, somewhere there is comedy in it.
BRENT SPINER

Comedy Most Somewhere Time
So it was a really pleasant surprise when [Independence Day] turned out to be a successful film. I don’t know if you’ve heard that they’re going to be re-releasing it next Fourth of July in 3-D.
BRENT SPINER

Fun Smart Successful
Generally, I have to be able to get the lines out of my mouth without making a mistake before I go to sleep.
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Mistakes Mouths Sleep
I think I worked an average of about 10 minutes a day [in Big Bang Theory series]. It took longer to get to the studio than I actually worked. So I regard the driving there as the actual job. The work itself was just fun.
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Fun Jobs Thinking
Marianne 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 SPINER

Amazing Class Kind Miracles School
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.
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Country Made Movie People Permits
I always refer to [Stardust Memories] as Sharon Stone’s and my first film.
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Firsts Memories Stones
Of those, the only one that really stands out for me is Tales From The Darkside, for a couple of reasons, one in particular being who I got to work with on it, which was Eddie Bracken.
BRENT SPINER

Couple Mean Men
[Martin Scorsese ] basically works just like any other director. You work the scene, you try to find what’s best in it and make it work. That’s what it was like.
BRENT SPINER

Directors Scene Trying
The only problem with that – and she was lovely – was that she was basically hired because [Gian Luigi Polidoro] thought she was [film producer] Ray Stark’s daughter. And he figured that if he ran out of money, her father would kick in some more.
BRENT SPINER

Basically Figured Lovely Producer Thing
I actually had some funny dialogue [ in Stardust Memories], a little piece, and we shot all day in this big ballroom.
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Memories Photography Space
They were nicely written and nicely directed episodes [Star Trek: Enterprise]. I enjoyed working with Scott [Bakula]. So it was good to do, and, as you said, it did serve to enhance the Soong legacy.
BRENT SPINER

Episode Legacy Stars
I don’t think everybody wanted to be on [new Star Trek series] . I certainly didn’t.
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Stars Thinking Wanted
Any job you can go to and have a laugh everyday has got to be a good job.
BRENT SPINER

Everyday Jobs Laughing
I don’t know you could do a whole film about Dr. Okun from Independence Day.
BRENT SPINER

Country Film Independence

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.

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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.

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