“I have felt many times trapped by 'Star Trek.' It cost me dearly. It w...” — Gene Roddenberry Quote

“I have felt many times trapped by 'Star Trek.' It cost me dearly. It won't anymore, because I've come to grips with what it is and where it fits in my life.”

“We tried to limit human versus human conflict only to those cases where it could be powerfully motivated and made completely believable.”

“When you get into an airplane by yourself and take off, you find yourself in this lovely, three-dimensional world where you can go in any direction. There is no feeling any more exciting than that.”

“'Star Trek' says that it has not all happened, it has not all been discovered, that tomorrow can be as challenging and adventurous as any time man has ever lived.”

“I'd been an Army bomber pilot and fascinated by the Navy and, particularly, the story of the Enterprise, which at Midway really turned the tide in the whole war in our favor. I'd always been proud of that ship and wanted to use the name.”

“There are many books that I love dearly, and I've seen many televised or film recreations that I just haven't thought were up to scratch.”

“The great risk of being alive is always that something can happen to you - or to someone you dearly love - at any moment.”

“I've got plenty of love in my life already in the form of my sons and a few good friends who I value dearly.”

“Justice is such a fine thing that we cannot pay too dearly for it.”

“I'd dearly love to write a political book that changed the hearts and minds of men and women.”

“I have done some wonderful television, but you know, there's not as much exceptional material as there is in the theatre. So I do a lot of theatre, but really, as with most actors, I just love going from one to another. It's stimulating, it's diverting, it's a different way of life, and you know, I dearly like a good mix.”