I'm sort of in for a penny, in for a pound with Star Trek, It's my life at this point. To deny it would just be foolish.

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 that I've been pigeon-holed by virtue of the fact that I've spent so much time in front of a green screen.

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.

One of my philosophies as a director is to listen to other people's great ideas because they'll help make you better.

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

No, the type-casting didn't happen until after Star Trek. I don't think that you get typecast until you've been cast!