The design of the Enterprise has remained pretty much the same. What is it about that shape that�s so appealing and survived so long?

Almost any design they would have chosen would have become the institutional vision and it�s simply that they chose this twin fuselage look. It became a standard and even if you didn�t like it initially you�d grow accustomed to it and then expect it and then feel cheated if you didn�t have it. I�m not sure ultimately whether it was genius in creating that particular design. I think it was one that just was accepted and became part of the show. It became as much a character in the show as any of the actors.