How interested are you generally in science fiction?
Ironically, I had virtually no interest in science fiction. It was not on my bedside table for reading, it was not something that I was a follower of. I didn’t know anything about the original Star Trek outside of the fact that it was a cultural phenomenon.
I like contemporary American literature and I like biographies and I like jazz and I like baseball and I like writers who write about the human condition and sci-fi is just something that I happened into. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very thankful for all the aliens I’ve met and loved.
It’s ironic that because of my connection with Star Trek my role [seems to be] official spokesperson for all things paranormal, [so] these projects come my way. As a result that’s what I have found myself doing.
I just finished another movie here at paramount called Clockstoppers which is about time travel and has a science fiction bent so I’m determined, or they are, whoever they are, to keep me close to other planets.