I like contemporary American literature and I like biographies and I like jazz and I like baseball and I like writers who write about the human condition and sci-fi is just something that I happened into.

I think Star Trek has been very double-edged for all of us - as actors, writers, directors.

I don't think you ever leave Star Trek for good.

Don't get me wrong-I'm very thankful for all the aliens I've met and loved.

I like contemporary American literature and I like biographies and I like jazz and I like baseball and I like writers who write about the human condition and sci-fi is just something that I happened into.

I've always thought that we, as human beings, would be naive and arrogant to pretend that we're the only life form in the galaxy.

I think I'm a better director than I ever was an actor. I'd love to go back to acting, but nobody seems to want me.