Brent Spiner
Brent Spiner
Brent Jay Spineris an American actor, comedian, and singer best known for his portrayal of the android, Lieutenant Commander Data, in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films. In 1997, he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact, and was nominated in the same category for portraying Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day, a role he reprised in Independence Day: Resurgence. He has also...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth2 February 1949
CityHouston, TX
CountryUnited States of America
So from the first year to the fifth year, we've seen Data get closer to basically being human-but he's not.
Data is no different from any other role I've ever played in that it's always difficult and it's always something that you just want to find some level of truth and believability in and try to solve problems along the way.
I think the idea, from the beginning, was that Data was a machine that basically teaches himself everything he experiences and sees becomes a part of his programming.
And I think that was the idea: by the end of the series, Data would ba about as close to human but still not be there.
There's a great mood on the set. It's a real fun place to come to work.
Producers in this crazy town simply won't leave me alone, and I'm having to be firm.
I wanted to direct very early on, and then we started having directors who were caterers, drivers, and grips, so I thought better of it.
Well, I was always a huge fan of the movies. I spent a great deal of time , as a a kid, watching movies.
Well, I think there are other shows where it's a nightmare every day to come to work.
My character has a distrust of government as Big Brother, ... He doesn't see why this should be kept secret from the public.
I think he is a bit of an outsider: he doesn't quite fit in, he doesn't quite belong, and people relate to that idea of being an outsider and being alienated.
But we laugh all day long! And you can't knock that!
I would assume that, at some point in the future, Paramount Pictures would consider doing a Next generation movie.
I have considered working with George Clooney, but so far, I'm only considering it.