Leonard Nimoy & Zac Quinto interview (possible Spoilers)

[SalvorHardin]

I don't believe this has been posted...
It has a couple of spoilers, nothing big, but if you are unaware about lets say some characters' ...relationships, don't read it.

A lot more here
http://www.darkhorizons.com/interviews/1411/leonard-nimoy-zachary-quinto-for-star-trek-/

Quinto: Well, I think all of us were faced with a certain level of intimidation stepping into these roles, theoretically.

And for me, Leonard’s involvement was only liberating, frankly. I knew that he had approval over the actor that would play young Spock. So when I got the role, I knew from the beginning it was with his blessing. And from that point, we developed our own relationship. I was the first one cast in the movie. I got cast in June, and we didn’t start shooting until November. So over those months, Leonard and I spent a number of times hanging out and talking about – just life, and about the character. And just getting to know him personally was incredibly freeing, and helpful in the process.


Question: And Leonard, what did you think of your new counterpart?


Nimoy: I think it’s appropriate when the old-timer walks on the set, that everybody be intimidating. [LAUGHTER] It’s classic. It’s classic. I used to be the kid on the set, you know, and I was intimidated. Why shouldn’t they be? [LAUGHTER]

Question: Leonard, I wanted to ask you, did you have any hesitation going back to this after all this time? And was it the script? Was it JJ?

Nimoy: It was a combination of the script, and JJ’s enthusiasm. And JJ and the writers, Orci and Kurtzman, talking about their sensibility, their sense of what Star Trek was about, and what the Spock character would be about. And frankly, I had felt marginalized for a long time. I hadn’t been asked to be involved with Star Trek for something like 17 or 18 years. And this felt like somebody said, “There’s a value to you, that we’d like to take advantage of and do something with.” And it felt good. It felt good. It felt like being, frankly, appreciated. I was happy to go back to work.

Question: Were you surprised that it took this long for the studio to sort of reinvigorate the franchise? Or, recasting the roles that you guys had played before? Had you expected this?

Nimoy: I, frankly, didn’t spend a lot of time thinking about that. I was busy doing other things. I simply figured that, for me, Star Trek was finished. I had done what I could and was asked to do, and it was over for me. When the next – the first Generations film came along, I was left out of it and Kirk was killed. I think somebody was sending us a message. [LAUGHTER] “It’s over for you guys. It’s somebody else’s game now.” And that’s the way it was for a long time.

 

[cubbie]

Love the interview bits.

for me, I was waiting for the TOS crew to return. They were my first introduction to Star Trek. I'm happy they're back.

 

[Lightinspire]

I love it..I got a call from someone who has a friend who was at one of the premiers and that has convinced me to see it Sat and not wait for the DVD..