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I went to New York out of college, and in my day, we were told that was the way you became a good actor. You don’t go to Hollywood, you go straight to New York and work in the theater. So that’s what most of the people I knew did.

Brent Spiner

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
I think the potential for man is so enormous, if we can stay alive long enough, we’re going to be seeing a lot of what Star Trek is projecting.
BRENT SPINER

Men Stars Thinking
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 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.
BRENT SPINER

Costumes Series Studio Worked
Any job you can go to and have a laugh everyday has got to be a good job.
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Everyday Jobs Laughing
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…
BRENT SPINER

Broadway Country People
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 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
I think there is something like 90% unemployment in the Screen Actors Guild, so we are the exception.
BRENT SPINER

Actor Thinking Unemployment
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
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
Timing is everything, as you know.
BRENT SPINER

Everything Knows Timing
I think I was technically uncredited as Local #1, because there were three of us. But I had the most lines [in My Sweet Charlie].
BRENT SPINER

Sweet Thinking Three
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.
BRENT SPINER

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

Comedy Most Somewhere Time
And the basic sort of thrust of Star Trek being about equality and tolerance and things I believe in deeply.
BRENT SPINER

Believe Stars Tolerance

I went to New York out of college, and in my day, we were told that was the way you became a good actor. You don’t go to Hollywood, you go straight to New York and work in the theater. So that’s what most of the people I knew did.

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I went to New York out of college, and in my day, we were told that was the way you became a good actor. You don’t go to Hollywood, you go straight to New York and work in the theater. So that’s what most of the people I knew did.

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