Gene Roddenberry Quotes

These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five year mission... to boldly go where no man has gone before.

When we started out in '64, um, I was playing Number One, which was a woman second in command of a star ship.

According to 'Star Trek' mythos, Starfleet Command - operational headquarters for a flotilla of craft that keep the cosmic peace - is located in San Francisco's Presidio, in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge (still carrying traffic, even in the 23rd century).

I was a huge fan of the original 'Star Trek,' and I'd never even dreamed that I would someday be captain of a starship.

When I grew up, my dad always used to watch 'Star Trek' and any and every sci-fi show you could imagine. I used to watch it with him, and I loved it.

I'd love to serve on the Enterprise.

I have always loved science fiction. One of my favorite shows is 'Star Trek.' I like the trips, where it drops my mind off, because they give you a premise and all of a sudden, you say, 'Oh!' and I'm fascinated by it.

Science fiction is filled with Martians and space travel to other planets, and things like that.

I mean, every Star Trek episode you saw was just phenomenal.

'Star Trek' never grabbed me. Every time I hear about Klingons, I think of those little lint balls that stick to your clothes in the dryer.

Remember Star Trek? They're on this huge ship and they've got all these people, right? But you only see them, maybe they go on some mission and one of them gets killed.

I was always fascinated by science-fiction shows, shows like 'Star Trek' and 'Lost in Space.'

I've never actually seen a Star Trek, but I have seen an Alien movie.

Star Trek's genial premise is that the cosmos is flush with intelligent species, and our descendants will interact with them face-to-face, thanks to warp drive and some winsome space cadets.

Dreams of warp drives and hyperspace are just that - dreams.

As I kid I watched 'Star Trek' and 'Battlestar Galactica.'

Most of my work is science fiction, with many a spaceship but few cars.

'Trek' is probably more cerebral and philosophical. 'Stargate' does seat-of-the-pants adventure and humor better.

Aren't we all 'Star Trek' fans? That's the show that captured our imaginations after cartoons and everything!

I was totally delighted, interested in, and amused by my stint on 'Voyager.'

They were nicely written and nicely directed episodes [Star Trek: Enterprise]. I enjoyed working with Scott [Bakula]. So it was good to do, and, as you said, it did serve to enhance the Soong legacy.

When I first started, my novels were set in the far future.

For me, the distant future and far-off galaxies is where it's at. That's where my imagination can really come out to play.

I was never a fan of sci-fi or space stuff.

They get you to do a lot of stuff on 'Star Trek' by saying it's the first time this is ever gonna happen on 'Star Trek.'