"Acting is easier - writing is more creative. The lazy man vies with the industrious."

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

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"Oh, for God's sake... get a life, will you?"

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"But if you want to know the truth, the weirdest thing that has happened has been my discovery that people who attend the conventions are filled with love."

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