How did she feel the first time she tried the costume?

On the very first day that we put her together, it had taken eight, nine hours, however long, and we all gathered in a great big, mirrored trailer and called Rick Berman and said come down and take a look at her, she�s ready. And while I waited for him to come down I put in the lenses. And I put in the right and I put in the left and I looked up into the mirror and the whole crew of body and head were behind me. And I saw everyone go ah. And I thought they�re scared. And they created her. And it just felt the most astonishing rush of power which was wildly exciting and very, very useful. But it was extraordinary, the transformation.

So no, it didn�t matter that it hurt and it didn�t matter that it took so long.