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About Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Simon Nimoy (March 26, 1931 β February 27, 2015) was an American actor, film director, photographer, author, singer, and songwriter. He was known for his role as Mr. Spock of the Star Trek franchise, a character he portrayed in television and film from a pilot episode (shot in late 1964) to his final film performance (released in 2013).
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βLive long and prosper!β
βThe miracle is this
The more we share...
The more
We haveβ
The more we share...
The more
We haveβ
βA life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAPβ
βI believe in goodness
Mercy and charity
I believe in a universal spirit
I believe in casting bread
Upon the watersβ
Mercy and charity
I believe in a universal spirit
I believe in casting bread
Upon the watersβ
βWhatever we are
We belong together
Wherever we are
We will find each other
Whoever we are
We are
Forever one.β
We belong together
Wherever we are
We will find each other
Whoever we are
We are
Forever one.β
βI'm much more emotional than Mr. Spock. Spock rarely betrays what he is thinking or feeling. He's fun to portray. But I hope I won't explode one of these days.β
βI am very troubled by this horrible issue of "who is a Jew?" I'm very simplistic about it. I ask, if Hitler were here, would he consider me a Jew? And of course he'd say yes, and that's the end of that. If we were all in line to go to Auschwitz, would the Orthodox pull us out of line and say, "You're not a Jew"?β
βIf he (Spock) didnβt have any emotions, he wouldn't be interesting. Actually, Spock does have a sense of compassion though he won't allow himself to believe that. I admire his logic. It's so uncluttered. I appreciate the ability to be precise. I like to think that I am logicalβbut sometimes I look back and wonder if the things I do are logical.β
βI considered acting an opportunity to express emotionsβand I took advantage of every opportunity l got. It took me a long time to discover that restraint can be admirable. Restraint, however, does not mean lack of emotion. The thing that irks me is lack of emotion trying to pass for restraint. Lack of emotion is pathological; restraint is civilized.β
β"In the same book (I Am Not Spock), I said if I was given a chance to identify with any character on television, I would choose Spock. I admire him, I like him and I respect him. I would rather be identified with Spock than any other character on television. But the mistake I made was in using that title, 'I Am Not Spock,' as the title of the book. People assumed I was rejecting Spock and Star Trek but they didn't read the book. If you read the book, you'll find quite the opposite."β
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Leonard Nimoy on Vulcan salute 2 quotes
βSo much later, I learned that this is the shape of the letter shin [{{hebrew|Χ©]]], Hebrew alphabet shin. Very interesting letter in the language. It's the first letter of the word Shaddai, the first letter in the word Shalom, the first letter in the word Shechinah, which is the name of the feminine aspect of God. ... People don't realize they're blessing each other with this! It's great.β
Leonard Nimoy on Star Trek: The Original Series
βA major area of conflict was Bill's concern that Spock was getting ahead of Kirk in terms of problem solving. Bill was worried that Kirk would seem unintelligent by contrast. And so lines of dialogue that had logically been Spock's soon became Kirk's.β
Leonard Nimoy on Priestly Blessing
βFive or six guys get up on the bimah on the stage, and they are facing the congregation. They get their talit over their heads, and they start this chanting, I think it's called duchening. And my father said to me, "Don't look!" So everybody's got their eyes covered with their hands, or they have got their talit down over their faces, or turned away, turned their back to these guys. ... And then the leader would shout out: "Yeborechecho!" ["The Lord bless thee!"] And the rest of them would respond: "Yeborechecho adonai v'yishmerecho!" ["The Lord bless thee and keep thee!"] It was chilling. Whoa, something major is happening here! So I peeked, and I saw them with their hands stuck out from beneath their talit like this, towards the congregation. ... I had no idea what was going on, but the sound of it and the look of it was magical.β
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Leonard Nimoy on Vulcan proverbs
βLive long and prosper.β
About Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Simon Nimoy (March 26, 1931 β February 27, 2015) was an American actor, film director, photographer, author, singer, and songwriter. He was known for his role as Mr. Spock of the Star Trek franchise, a character he portrayed in television and film from a pilot episode (shot in late 1964) to his final film performance (released in 2013).