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17 quotes by Brent Spiner

Brent Jay Spiner (/ˈspaɪnər/, born February 2, 1949) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films. His portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact and of Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day, both in 1996, earned him a Saturn Award and Saturn Award nomination respectively. He has also enjoyed a career in the theatre...
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Having spent so much time in a fictional world, I prefer to read about the real world.

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My own personal favorite Cher song is the unforgettable Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves.

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Yes, Data is hairless but I am not. And we are both anatomically correct.

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Acting is acting.

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If you look around at the people in show business today they are basically the people who didn't give up.

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And I think it's likely that there will be Data's out there one day. I hope so, if there are, that they all look exactly like me!

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And, you know, when you are a kid, everybody wants to be an actor. I think that everybody wants to be in show business, frankly.

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I don't read fiction at all.

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I don't read Science Fiction.

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I think he is an extremely accessible character. In Data there is no potential for cruelty.

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I think it's the business part of the word show business that causes me the most concern.

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I think the potential for man is so enormous, if we can stay alive long enough, we're going to be seeing a lot of what Star Trek is projecting.

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I'm an avid biography reader.

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