1) What unique perspective do you bring to your character?
"You know what, they've given us so much space.  I mean as far as the feedback that comes back.  And no feedback is good feedback, right?  But they have given us extreme space in developing these characters which is absolutely needed, my situation... [strange noise, looks sideways] Was that a bike? [looks back to camera] ...My situation was a little bit different because Vulcans have already been established.  And that's been done brilliantly through Spock.  So I can only hope to carry on that torch or put my little feet into those big shoes. But as far as the details, the tweaks, the choices that we choose, the way that we choose to develop these characters, they have given us free range. Which is nice.  Now of course, you know we are not going to do anything crazy or hectic because then we will get some feedback on that."

2) Who are your role models, your inspirations?
"Lots. Lots, lots, lots, lots, lots. And unfortunately they're mostly men. But all good things, I like to take from Dr. Seuss. He is the most brilliant doctor I know. My favorite book, 'All the Places We'll Go.' [laughs] Influenced highly by music. Because it can place you in times, places, very specific mind frames, or what you were feeling at that time. And then also marks times, events, in history as well. There's that as well.  There's an innumerable amount of people to take from as far as role models, and all with very different specific gifts."

3) How are you handling the technobabble?
"Language is a fun thing. It's sort of like puzzles. I've always liked language before I liked maths, which is probably not a good thing...but whatever. It's a process. But one thing at a time, and I get it down, slow but sure."

4) What advice would you give to aspiring actors?
"If you want it bad enough, you'll get it. It's try, try again. Never give up. Persist until you succeed."

5) How do you like your uniform (or costume)?
"It's pretty cool. I mean it moves with me. It's sort of like wearing long johns. [laughs] But it's cold on the studio, you know inside the studios a lot, so it works."

6) What do family and friends think of your being cast in a Star Trek show?
"I think they like it. [laughs] I know my nephew loves it. But I know he's going to school going, "that's my aunt, that's my aunt," and they're going "yeah right kid." [laughs] They're really proud of me."

7) Did you watch the premiere, and if so, how did it make you feel?
"It was really good the second time around. Of course the big screen, you know, I like my head about like that big. [makes motions with hands]  How could you not like that?  But you know it was absolutely amazing because as we were working through this, I mean we were working long hours and long days.  Only when it came to AVR did we see something.  So I had no idea the graphics, and even when we went into AVR which is the looping.  You're still looking at the words, they'll have the viewscreen right, and they'll be like 'it's a gas giant' and it'll say 'it's a gas giant'.  You still can't see what it is. So when it came out I was absolutely flabbergasted at the amount of time and energy and money that they put into the graphics. I mean it was just absolutely amazing. So they did an incredible job, really."

8) Have you had any interesting fan-related experiences yet?
"I actually just got about two hundred letters today, and sitting in my trailer. I walked into a Target and this young girl saw me in the store went and bought me a candle and put it in a gift bag.  And then wrote me a little gift card saying 'I love you, I'll watch all the shows.'  And she was just the most angelic little girl, her name was Britney.  And I didn't even know what to do.  I was just so flabbergasted.  And she just comes up and gives me a hug.  And I'm going, 'oh this is strange, this is strange,' but it was really really nice, very sweet."

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