James Doohan

“I swear to you, once I started on 'Star Trek' I was typecast. It's a crime.”

“What a lot of people don't know about me is that I'm a pilot myself.”

“To me, when you create a character, you create a total human being.”

“Luckily, the bullet that hit my chest never got to me. It was stopped by a silver case I got for my brother's wedding.”

“Long before 'Star Trek' I was playing every kind of role you can imagine.”

“Well, maybe way, way back. I'm related to the Scots that came to Ireland to try to tame the Irish.”

“I'm very, very impressed with the 'Next Generation.'”

“I can do any accent in the world.”

“The real love comes from 'Trek' fans.”

“I have never ever sold my signature.”

“I think Patrick Stewart is a fabulous actor.”

“You never forget how to change diapers.”

“The more scientists I talk to, the less I believe in UFOs.”

“Being typecast has helped me to become famous all over the world.”

“When you walk on a stage and see 5,000 fans who adore you, you can't knock that.”

“Beam me up,' that's what the fans always shout at me. I don't mind at all. That phrase is what I'll forever be identified with.”

“I've been married three times.”

“I'm one of these people that cannot do anything for himself. All I have to do is work hard at things God sends me to do. And that's what I do. I work really hard.”

“I think I saw 'Star Wars' four times and I have a tape of it.”

“As long as there's an autograph to be signed, I want to do it.”