You want to try and bring a character to life in an honest a way as you possibly can. It doesn't matter whether he's a doctor, an actor, a car salesman or a captain of a starship. If you can bring truth and honesty to that character, then your audience will believe you.

I like fantasy. I've always been the kind of kid who likes to dream about other things I could be and exotic situations I could be in.

I havent really thought about where to scatter my ashes when the time comes, but I doubt that it would be in space.

I was a huge fan of the original Star Trek, and I'd never even dreamed that I would someday be captain of a starship...

I've done great theatre, great films and had a lot of opportunities in television. I also love to sing, and I've been able to do that once or twice in the television shows.

When you get into any kind of period work, or any kind of prosthetic work, or anything that alters what your 8×10 looks like, it's the joy of escaping and becoming somebody else. And it is definitely freeing.

Being an actor opened doors for me to explore my emotions as different people and characters, and expand my own inner soul.