Did you have the same liaison with Bob Blackman and Michael Westmore?

Michael Westmore, yes, absolutely. That�s why I love directing so much. For me, directing was a dream I had for a long time before Star Trek, for years before. When I came on to Star Trek I told Rick Berman during the pilot, �I really have wanted to direct for many years, here�s what I�ve done to get to that point, what do I need to do to be able to direct here?� He told me and I got to learn all those things, I got to sit in on costume meetings, on make-up meetings, on editing, on every part of the production. Star Trek�s the best film school - every department is so good at what they do, and it�s a huge show, it�s got every thing you could ever want to learn.

When you direct on the show, you get to collaborate with everybody. Bob Blackman was great at coming up with things that fit the future, fit the style that we�re trying to achieve, something that didn�t have any contemporary look about it, but yet helped the characters technically get what you need. If somebody�s in a lot of prosthetics, you don�t want to put him in, horrific hot outfits, you want fabrics and things that breathe so they�re comfortable, so they can act better, you have to think about all those things.