I don’t think everybody wanted to be on [new Star Trek series] . I certainly didn’t.
BRENT SPINERNeedless 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.
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Im thinking of going into rehab. Im not addicted to anything, but I think its good way to jumpstart an acting career.
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I think there is something like 90% unemployment in the Screen Actors Guild, so we are the exception.
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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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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.
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[The Aviator] came about through John Logan, who I’ve been friends with for many years.
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My own personal favorite Cher song is the unforgettable Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Timing is everything, as you know.
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It’s fun to do something different. And there are things you can do in a small palate that you can’t necessarily do in a larger role.
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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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I think honestly, believe it or not, that Dude, Where’s My Car? in a way represents its time better than almost any film made around that.
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People think that being on Star Trek is career suicide, but it’s really just the opposite
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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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