Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that 'Star Trek' became. It's still almost impossible to imagine.

Conquest is easy. Control is not.

We were basically one and the same, although Jim Kirk was just about perfect, and, of course, I am perfect.

The truth can't be hidden for long.

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.

There's an ecstasy about doing something really good on film: the composition of a shot, the drama within the shot, the texture... It's palpable.

I got on a horse when I was about 12 years of age, and started galloping around. my mother came up said "where did you learn to ride a horse?" I said "this is the first time I've ever been on a horse" I just knew, I just felt the horse.