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!

I did a couple of little Off-Broadway things, but my first Broadway show was A History Of The American Film, written by Chris Durang. Swoosie Kurtz was one of the stars. It was a wonderful show. It closed in 40 performances. I think it was kind of ahead of its time.

I'm an avid biography reader.

And the basic sort of thrust of Star Trek being about equality and tolerance and things I believe in deeply.

I wanted to look right. I remember a review - a very positive one - in The New York Times that said I was so good in the role [Earl Mills] that I "even managed to overcome a terrible red wig." I wanted to write her and tell her about the agony I'd gone through with the perm, but I thought better of it.

[Voice acting] is such an easy job. It's like stealing money, really. Which I'm always happy to do.

Pierre [from Dude, Where's My Car?] could be the best thing I've ever done. When you distill it down to a minute and a half of work, that may be my finest effort.