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[ Felicia Day] is really figured it all out, and it was impressive. It was nothing like our set, because her set was like working on a real film.
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[Independence Day] was a sweet, sweet job, because it was one of those big surprises.
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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].
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That’s what kids were like then. So I really like the movie [Dude, Where’s My Car? ], I think it’s genuinely funny, and I wish I hadn’t been so arrogant about it. And, of course, I didn’t know it was going to be my best work, either.
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Timing is everything, as you know.
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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.
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I don’t know you could do a whole film about Dr. Okun from Independence Day.
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I don’t think everybody wanted to be on [new Star Trek series] . I certainly didn’t.
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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.
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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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I know a guy who writes on the show, it was his episode, and he called and said, “Would you do it?” And I said, “Yeah.” There’s not really much else to tell, except that I was thrilled to be on The Simpsons, because it’s one of the greatest series in the history of television.
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That was a really interesting series [Threshold ] that I think would’ve been really great had it continued.
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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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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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[The Aviator] came about through John Logan, who I’ve been friends with for many years.
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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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