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By GustavoLeao / 14:54, 13 August 2007 / Star Trek: Nemesis
StarTrek.com posted a transcript of Star Trek stars William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy at the Las Vegas convention. Here are few excerpts from the article.
"Not long ago in San Diego," Nimoy said "I guess eight or nine days ago, we were in San Diego for Comic-Con ... a hundred thousand people at Comic-Con, a hundred thousand people! And the room where we held our panel announcing "Star Trek," the room was like this, packed, wonderful reaction, people very excited - I was on the panel with J.J. Abrams and the two writers, and a young gentleman named Zachary Quinto. And he does resemble me, I think he's believable as me, younger - but equally important if not even more so, he's a very talented actor, and I'm honored to have him take over the role of Spock after I'm done. So please give him a welcome when he comes on the screen, okay? He's a talented actor and he's a gentleman - he was at my house for dinner a couple of nights ago, we've spent some good time together and we will spend more good time together, and I'm really grateful that they have found this very talented young man to play the young Spock. I'm looking forward to that.
"And as far as Bill Shatner goes ... I told J.J. Abrams. when he asked my opinion, I told him that I think obviously Star Trek would be better with Bill Shatner as Captain Kirk in it. Now that's up to him, I'm not making the movie, but that's what I told him. I don't know if Bill wants to be in the movie - do you think Bill wants to be in the movie?" Saying that tongue-in-cheek, the audience laughed and cheered. "Yeaaaah."
"I am not in the movie, okay?" Shatner said "I am not in the [grumble] movie. Doesn't bother me! I'm okay about this! Bothers you?" The crowd yelled "Yeah!"
"Write J.J. Tell him how you feel. I don't understand it! I'm up for an Emmy for Boston Legal. I don't know whether any of you saw this "Roast" on Comedy Central - that's up for an Emmy! I'm up for two Emmys!! I'm not in the movie!!! Is he nuts? Yes, he's nuts!" Someone in the audience said "Mad cow." "He has mad cow, exactly. Pure J.J.: wonderful director, wonderful writer - he's got mad cow."
At one point, Nimoy put is hand to his ear as if he had a Secret Service earpiece: "What? ... No, I'm just gonna tell a few plot points ... No, just a little bit, J.J. ... But there's a lot of people here who want to know! Bill wants to know! ... Yes, I told them about Timmy, yes..."
"Is that J.J.?" Shatner interjected. "Give him my best, will ya? Tell him I love him. He's the best director, best writer I've ever seen. And a stupid sh** for not having me in the film."
Nimoy continued, "I don't even know the story very well and I have to find out where Spock is and has been for all these years. I'm not really sure exactly where we are going to pinpoint or plug into Spock's, sort of, character arc. Spock brings a certain character arc, as we all did on Star Trek over a 30 or 40-year period, and he was different in "Star Trek IV" or "V" or "VI" than he was in 1966 in the series. He had to evolve in certain ways. And I have to try to examine where he is now, where he exists now, what are his thought processes - is he more logical than he ever was, or less logical than he ever was? Is he more precise, is he calmer, is he more mellow, has he gotten cranky and crusty?"
"Are the writers aware of your thought process?" Shatner asked.
"Well, I think so, I think so. I really must say this, and I mean this sincerely, I think the writers really have done a great deal of homework and really understand the characters, and the essence of what Star Trek is, which I think is refreshing and very promising. So I have a high hope that they'll do a good job finding these elements for us. But as you know, you look at the printed page and then it's your job to try to bring something from home, bring something to that stage ..."
Nimoy said, "I don't even know the story very well and I have to find out where Spock is and has been for all these years. I'm not really sure exactly where we are going to pinpoint or plug into Spock's, sort of, character arc. Spock brings a certain character arc, as we all did on Star Trek over a 30 or 40-year period, and he was different in "Star Trek IV" or "V" or "VI" than he was in 1966 in the series. He had to evolve in certain ways. And I have to try to examine where he is now, where he exists now, what are his thought processes - is he more logical than he ever was, or less logical than he ever was? Is he more precise, is he calmer, is he more mellow, has he gotten cranky and crusty?"
"Are the writers aware of your thought process?" Shatner asked.
"Well, I think so, I think so. I really must say this, and I mean this sincerely, I think the writers really have done a great deal of homework and really understand the characters, and the essence of what Star Trek is, which I think is refreshing and very promising. So I have a high hope that they'll do a good job finding these elements for us. But as you know, you look at the printed page and then it's your job to try to bring something from home, bring something to that stage ..."
Shatner said, "They don't need Captain Kirk!" The crowd went, "Awwww!"
"I told J.J. Star Trek would be better with you than without you, and I also remind you that you died in 'Star Trek 7' ["Generations"] and I was not in it. If I had been in it, I would not have allowed you to die! I told you that!"
The full report can be found here.
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