Jay Kristoff Quotes

I have always been a fan of 'Star Trek.' I love Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future.

The cynical part of the answer is that I expect to see a good deal more space opera, set far enough in the future as to be disconnected from contemporary issues.

Tokyo in the late 1960s seemed to be like one of the futures that science fiction presents. Here was the proto- super-technology of the future, electronically, robotically, blahblahblah, intercut with traditional Japanese cultural patterns, Shinto patterns.

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

Science fiction is the branch of literature that deals with the effects of change on people in the real world as it can be projected into the past, the future, or to distant places. It often concerns itself with scientific or technological change, and it usually involves matters whose importance is greater than the individual or the community; often civilization or the race itself is in danger.

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

Growing up, one of the shows that the entire family ate dinner at the table was 'Star Trek: The Next Generation.' That was one of the greatest television shows ever, and then I'm a fan of 'Firefly.'

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

I had never been much of a science-fiction or Buck Rogers fan. I was more interested in what was going on right now than in the centuries to come.

I like the mix of something farmlike and something futuristic and artsy mixed together. It's kind of both my worlds.

Culturally, I'm not 100 percent Korean. I'm very mixed and very open.

Star Trek made dreaming legitimate.

I have some NASA memorabilia from the early Apollo days that I can't imagine parting with. I've always wanted to play sort of like a space cowboy, too, like the idea of Captain Kirk. I think that's everybody's dream though, right?

Science fiction has been an inspiration to generations of scientists and engineers, and the film series 'Star Wars' is no exception.

My favourite city of all has to be Seattle as it seems to encapsulate everything that is great about both Britain and America.

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.

Doing 'Star Trek,' I got to learn about it from the inside out. I got to learn what appealed to them, why sci-fi meant so much to people, why 'Star Trek' meant so much to people.

For me, being an 'American Latina' means identifying with and being influenced by both my American upbringing and my Latin heritage, and I have so much appreciation for how those two cultures have created who I am.

'Star Trek' posited a better future.

After 'Star Trek,' I was the commander on 'Stargate Atlantis,' the final season, and once my character had become a good commander, I was sorry that the show didn't last beyond that.

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

I think what Stargate has going for it is a sense of humor about their science fiction.

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

I think of 'Shrapnel' as the anti-'Star Trek.'