For me, as I began to see the light at the end of the tunnel, I became aware of how on an instinctive level I made choices to cover myself.

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.

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.

The only other series I worked on a regular basis was Benson, and that was a sitcom, so there really wasn't a chance to go deeply into the characters.

Well, I'm a character actor, and actually throughout my life I've... I have relatively speaking played few heroic leads, but I've done it.

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

The highest happiness is a by-product of worthy work well done.