James Doohan

“For a while, I was known as Canada's hardest working actor. Then I went to Holly wood, and almost became a nobody.”

“I like Captain Kirk, but I sure don't like Bill. He's so insecure that all he can think about is himself.”

“I have enjoyed some of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' but I saw the first 14 or 15 of them and all they were doing was shows we had done.”

“In the 1950s, when there was nothing else on television but the United Nations, I would sit down and imitate every darned thing they said.”

“I named Scotty after my maternal grandfather Montgomery.”

“At my home we make a point at 6 o'clock of watching 'Star Trek.' We come away from any show saying, 'Wow that's good.'”

“I'm a grandfather nine times over.”

“It is deadly to be typecast.”

“For three or four years I resented it. I got very angry when people would say, 'Well, you're Scotty.' Casting directors, producers, directors would say this to me and then they would go home every night and watch me on 'Star Trek.' After those three or four years, I got used to it.”

“I've always wanted to do comedy.”

“To me, just reading about matter and antimatter was terrific.”

“Fathering kids in old age runs in the family.”

“It used to really bug me when they'd send down Mr. Spock to engineering to help me.”

“I would prefer to do nothing but Shakespeare.”

“I really enjoy house painting - especially the trim work. People think I'm crazy, but it's more fun than using the roller on the walls.”

“To me, Scotty is 99 percent James Doohan, and 1 percent accent.”

“I know Gene was quite displeased with the way the first 'Star Trek' turned out.”

“I must admit, I'm not Scottish at all. I'm really an Irish-Canadian from Vancouver.”

“I love to see good movies.”

“Hollywood has decided I'm a Scottish character actor, even though I'm not Scottish. And there is no sense in even talking to them about doing other type movies.”