Leonard Nimoy | The Complete "Pioneers of Television" Interview | Steven J Boettcher

What an actor and such a great human being, he's certainly missed, live long and prosper 🖖

"Live long and prosper"

Marvelous! What insights this man had to his craft! Just overwhelming!

Wonderful man, great actor and a genuine person. It’s amazing the detail he recalls from many years past. RIP Leonard.

RIP Mr. N.

I always come to the conclusion that I like Leonard Nimoy. I remember actually crying when he died. Surprised me when I did. But there is just something so solid and authentic about him. Thanks for posting this!

I have much respect 4 this man,and he earned every bit of it.👌

He had a great sense of humor.

The ears: That shows Hollywood’s perpetual misunderstanding of America.

I read an interesting analysis that claimed that together, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy make up the three main parts of every man. There is inside all of us a man of action, who thinks first of fighting and attacking and of sexual encounters; a man of thought and reason, who is calm, dispassionate, and logical; and a man of deep feeling, who is concerned with morals and the human condition--someone who ACTS, someone who THINKS, and someone who FEELS. Each one of these on its own cannot make up a well-balanced person. You need all three at any given time to overcome a difficult challenge. The interplay between these three parts of one man--the three characters on the show--is what has made the show so interesting to me over time. How will we overcome this powerful alien or this tremendous challenge? Through the interplay of action, of thought, and of feeling. The show worked because it is psychologically truthful and valid.

A wonderful actor and a wonderful human being, i loved startrek the original series, and the startrek movies the interaction between the actors so great.

Thanks for the spiritual awakenings in the land of fantacy

Live in Christ sweetheart

No he isn't that's a lie

ST was the first show that had an alien star that didn't want to conquer us, kill us, eat us....that in itself was fascinating! And intriguing. And a lot of us fell madly in love with the alien WHO DIDN'T LIE! I was 13 that premiere night in 1966 - and everything Spock was as a being was exactly the kind of man I wanted to spend my life with someday. BTW - I never found him IRL. And also BTW - Spock lied quite often, no matter WHAT he said as Spock Prime to his young self in AOS - he intimated, he inferred, he...blah blah. He lied his backside off!!

Misspelled word - Star Treck and Social Issues.

Leonard Nimoy is one of the most intelligent actors I have ever seen and followed. He had a multi-faceted career and a unique talent to analyze what was being done by him and those around him. That, in my view, resulted in a great depth of understanding of the characters he played and enabled him to create and evolve the characters themselves over time. Quite amazing (or even "fascinating"). I don't think we see this same depth of skill in many other actors of today. He is truly a treasure to remember. ~ VK

Social justice?

I saw him at a photography show in Philadelphia in the early 2000s. I got there very early so I was the first person in front of the podium where he spoke. Because I was directly in front of him, he locked eyes with me for much of it. I know he was speaking to the room, not just to me. But at moments it certainly felt that way.
He was doing a speech about his photography work. The speech was about everything, life, the meaning of things. I wish I had it on tape. One of the most memorable experiences of my entire life. They say "don't meet your heroes". Well, in this case, he lived up to everything you would want and then some.
Legendary.

Live Long and Prosper!!!!!!!!!
"Spock-Leonard Nimoy"
So many we extremely talented actors we've lost and Nimoy was excellent at his acting...........
I hope he is flying around to different galaxies on the Enterprise!
Spock, you are tremendously missed.......

During the interview he did have some breathing difficulties. Good interview.
I use to watch it on TV & I had seen the films too.
The day I brought my first child home from the hospital, I binge watched Star Trek the whole day.

Always a class act, and of course cerebral.

You are dearly missed!

Nimoy played a great Indian, John Walkingfox.

Leonard Nimoy was a very intelligent man and an extremely nice man as well. What a combo! Total class act, but it was not an act. He is missed.

wow that very last couple of sentences he said - writers and directors these last 5 years have really missed out on the truth of what he says there

The 'too much candy' statement towards the end is very apt. Good story and good performance are critical, as his own work shows.

I love his interviews no matter what they are about it doesn't make any difference because they're all fascinating LOL

In his final months Leonard began "adopting" fans as his grandchildren. You can't beat that.
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Leonard Nimoy presents
Mr. Spocks Music from Outer
Space..1967..my brother and I would listen to that album all the time...

I always see him as Namor the submariner, if he were to play that character because of his hair and physique in the Star Trek original series.

Leonard Nimoy is sorely missed as Spock. The other actors playing Spock do not come near it.

He was perfect as the host of “in search of” this show, and Star Trek were my favorites as a youngster in the 70s.

The bit about the ears, and the marketing people, afraid that due to Spock's pointed, ears people in the Bible Belt South might lose their shit, because he 'looks like a devil'
They had no idea if that would happen. They were projecting their perception, and stereotyping those in the South with their own bias.
More issues of -isms, -ists and -obes are created in the mind of the perceiver.
That shit still happens.

Imagine then, let's say the show wasn't watched, because it sucked. Despite no evidence, it would have reinforced their perception of people in the South.

You can't just NOT watch something, because it's not good. The only reason must be because, you're discriminating against something or someone. No one just puts out poor content. It's easier to soothe your ego, if you can blame someone else.

STAR TRECK ?

He gives credit to someone else for helping him find the key to the Spock character. A lot of actors would not have done that. That is humility and honesty.

The reason this show resonated with us is because it inspired hope. We were exposed to people who valued working out problems, not just blasting through issues, and the love and respect between the characters kept us enthralled. Hope. 😍😍

That was an awesome interview. He's definitely a one of a kind actor and missed very much. RIP

I'm glad Nimoy agreed to this interview. It was great to see him as he really was.

I really enjoyed this!!!

"Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory."

When I hear him share those great memories, I can't help but think of this Nimoy quote. His last (public) words, I believe.

I know he wanted to be known for more than just his Spock character but by gosh he made that character epic like no other. His looks also suited spock so well and I loved his pointy ears along with the eyebrows and hair style. He made it all so believable, it didn't look like makeup and someone pretending to be a half vulcan half human.

As much as I love him he lost me when he started trying to explain how hard acting is.
Try roofing, or bricklaying, or demolition work, or a lot of factory work.
The guys who delivered your washer and dryer work harder than he did.

I'm not saying it was easy, I'm just saying it's all about perspective....

He had a five-year contract on Mission Impossible.....
A 5-year mission.......................

Leonard Nimoy parents came from Ukraine

His performance in a Gunsmoke episode foreshadowed Spock.