The most important influence in my childhood was my father.
DeForest Kelley
I think every actor injects some of his own personality into his parts. There's a great deal of myself in McCoy, a great deal of Bill in Kirk, and a great deal of Leonard in Spock!
I m up at 5 in the morning and in bed by 10 in the evening.
What I truly miss the most is having sufficient time to do all the things that need to be done around the house and for our friends.
My father started me singing in church.
I refuse to be crude and selfish in any way.
I'd wanted to become a doctor and couldn't - yet became the best known doctor in the galaxy.
The expense of a screen test is one reason why it's difficult to crash Hollywood.
Star Trek is perhaps the best thing that ever happened to me, in a career sense.
I have no aspiration whatsoever to be the next great leading man.
I ran around with the other youngsters, hunting, fishing and raising tadpoles and all the rest.
You see, I was the son of a baptist minister.
I have been exposed to a great amount of temptation throughout the course of my career.
It was a perfectly average well- adjusted childhood, not a bit unlike that of millions of other individuals.
I had fallen in love with California.
I have deep feelings for the welfare and comfort of others.
I have considered myself a mature actor.
My ambition is peace and perfection.
I am still seeking to become firmly established as an actor.
Star Trek has brought so much of what I want within my grasp.
I once aged 90 years old in one episode.
I'm very grateful for the career that I've had. And I'm very grateful for the experiences that 'Star Trek' has afforded me, along with my past background.
I liked Westerns for two reasons: First, it took the actor outside. They were all very physical at that time and not limited to a stage. Second, they paid my rent an awful lot.
When I look back and think how fortunate I've been to work with some wonderful people and had some marvelous experiences, then I can look at 'Star Trek' and think it's almost like the cream on the coffee. I don't approach it as anything but a magnificent plus.
When Gene first contacted me for 'Star Trek,' he gave me the part of Spock to read! I'm glad I didn't take it because I don't think anyone could have played Spock better than Leonard Nimoy.
