I have to go with Data's makeup, because that was basically every day, 10 months out of the year, for seven years. There were only a couple of days that I had to endure for Dr. Soong.

Hollywood has more than its share of harsh and crewel stories. In fact, it's probably more the norm than the exception.

[The Aviator] came about through John Logan, who I've been friends with for many years.

I try to do as much as I can. I probably knew more about Earl Mills than anybody on earth besides people who actually knew him.

We had lunch that day [with Chris Ellis], and I was talking about this idea. I toyed with it a little bit on Twitter in story form at one point. And he thought it was a great idea, and he thought, "Well, let's bring my friend Harry Hannigan in, who's a wonderful writer, and let's see if we can put something together."

I have to go with Data's makeup, because that was basically every day, 10 months out of the year, for seven years. There were only a couple of days that I had to endure for Dr. Soong.

As I get older and I get more of this dialogue and I lose more and more brain cells, it really does become the most difficult part of the job!