And I enjoyed the celebrity and the creativity that was involved in Star Trek.

Sci-fi films are the epic films of the day because we can no longer put 10,000 extras in the scene - but we can draw thousands of aliens with computers.

Has it ever occurred to you that how we deal with death is at least as important as how we deal with life?

Divorce is probably as painful as death.

There's a joy and a pain about directing where the dreams you have are becoming concrete but the attention to detail, the need for time is such that it's overwhelming at times, and the stream of responsibility.

When I direct and have to look at filmed scenes of myself, I suck.

If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking your pants down. And if you do take your pants down, you can still do it with dignity.