And my father, being a good Swiss puritan, always really insisted that if I was going to be an actor, I shouldn't just be an actor, I should know about the whole process.

I did a voice for Odo, but people don't recognize you by your voice.

It always takes awhile to find out who the characters are.

My daughter is here in town doing a play, and her dog is staying with us. We live up in the hills, so he has access to thousands of acres of wilderness.

I worked with my son when he was much younger; we did L.A. Law together, where I played his father and he played a kid who was suing his father for alienation of affection or something. It was great.

I love the fact that it's not only about Star Trek, but about science fiction in general, and science.

The writers and producers always have an idea, then they cast the role and the instrument starts to tell them how to play the music.