Execution as punishment is barbaric and unnecessary.

We are talking about someone who has lived. It must be honored in every respect. The fictional can take any kind of channel - according to the actor's marriage to the character.

I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.

This is not the 19th century, where actors are expected to play completely opposite roles. We're not typecast, but we're brought in because somebody thinks that it's a good fit, so you make it a better fit.

It's not refreshing where there is confusion or any kind of discomfort in a group that has to work that closely together.

Execution as punishment is barbaric and unnecessary.

I've had young women come to me and say that before they watched 'Voyager' it didn't really occur to them that they could be successful in a higher position in the field of science; girls going to MIT, girls pursuing astrophysics with a view to a career in NASA.