I assumed, “Well, I must’ve sounded like Conan O’Brien, or a reasonable facsimile or something.” And there I am in the movie [South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut ]. I was very lucky.
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.
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.
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.
As it turns out, sometimes that bites you. In this case, I saw pictures of Earl [Mills], and…I actually met him. He was quite old at the time, but he had this sort of curly red hair, so we did that in the film. I got a perm and had red hair, and… It was a mess.
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.
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 Quote - Martha Coolidge directed the movie [Introducing Dorothy Dandridge], giving me another shot, and it was an amazing experience.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/martha-coolidge-directed-the-movie-introducing-dor.jpg)
![Brent Spiner Quote - I got Greg Aronowitz, who does [ Felicia Day] sets, to do mine as well, and he’s just amazing. He can work miracles with nothing.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/i-got-greg-aronowitz-who-does-felicia-day-sets-to--683x1024.jpg)
![Brent Spiner Quote - I think Rick Berman just called me and asked me if I wanted to do the show [Star Trek: Enterprise], and he said they’d write an arc if I’d do it.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/i-think-rick-berman-just-called-me-and-asked-me-if.jpg)
![Brent Spiner Quote - I actually had some funny dialogue [ in Stardust Memories], a little piece, and we shot all day in this big ballroom.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/i-actually-had-some-funny-dialogue-in-stardust-mem-683x1024.jpg)
![Brent Spiner Quote - I assumed, “Well, I must’ve sounded like Conan O’Brien, or a reasonable facsimile or something.” And there I am in the movie [South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut ]. I was very lucky.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/i-assumed-well-i-mustve-sounded-like-conan-obrien--683x1024.jpg)
![Brent Spiner Quote - I don’t think everybody wanted to be on [new Star Trek series] . I certainly didn’t.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/i-dont-think-everybody-wanted-to-be-on-new-star-tr.jpg)
![Brent Spiner Quote - As it turns out, sometimes that bites you. In this case, I saw pictures of Earl [Mills], and…I actually met him. He was quite old at the time, but he had this sort of curly red hair, so we did that in the film. I got a perm and had red hair, and… It was a mess.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/as-it-turns-out-sometimes-that-bites-you-in-this-c.jpg)
![Brent Spiner Quote - 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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/i-think-i-worked-an-average-of-about-10-minutes-a-.jpg)
![Brent Spiner Quote - 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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/the-only-problem-with-that-and-she-was-lovely-was-.jpg)
