The Russians were responsible for the Chekov character. They put in 'Pravda' that, 'Ah, the ugly Americans are at it again. They do a space show, and they forget to include the people who were in space first.' And I said, 'My God, they're right.'
Copy Quote View & Share'Star Trek' was an attempt to say humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate but take a special delight in differences in ideas and differences in lifeforms.
Copy Quote View & ShareI hope that I helped to build a fierce pride in what we are and what we can do if we set our minds to it.
Copy Quote View & ShareNormal television limits what you can do. With science fiction, you can exercise your imagination more. I fell in love with it.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them.
Copy Quote View & ShareWe stress humanity, and this is done at considerable cost. We can't have a lot of dramatics that other shows get away with - promiscuity, greed, jealousy. None of those have a place in 'Star Trek.'
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