Captain Kirk has been a source of pleasure and income for a long time.

A true pilot must of necessity pay attention to the seasons, the heavens, the stars, the winds, and everything proper to the craft if he is really to rule a ship.

I had been in a Shakespeare company for three years and done a lot of Shakespeare. That was fun. That was interesting.

A pretty girl is certainly comparable to a good horse.

And that works for me. So that if this is it, you better take it at its right proportion. That there are serious things, but most things are temporal and ephemeral, and you should cultivate that attitude. That joy and love and all the verities are what counts. So I try not to take too many things seriously, and if I find myself caught up in the seriousness of the moment, within a period of time, I'm able to cajole myself out of it.

My mother was an exuberant, silly lady.

I enjoyed reading all the classic authors like Isaac Asimov and Bradbury.