Within weeks of our premiere, it became obvious that Leonard [Nimoy] and the character of Spock were becoming something of a national phenomenon. ... And to be unflatteringly frank, it bugged me. ... [Then, Gene Roddenberry] said to me the wisest thing he could possibly have uttered. He said, `Don't ever fear having good and popular people around you, because they can only enhance your own performance. The more you can play to these people, the better the show.'

I've discovered that the more freedom I have to be creative, the more creative I become.

The truth can't be hidden for long.

One of the advantages of being a captain is being able to ask for advice without necessarily having to take it.

Heroes, classical heroes have the look of eagles, too. They're looking beyond the immediate problem and into the future.

I envy the people who say, 'oh, well, I've got my name in the golden book and I'm going to be entered into the pearly gates.'

I've got rock 'n' roll in my blood.