Do you feel a heavy responsibility to the fans?

It is quite a responsibility and I take it seriously. And I think to show anything less than that is not only extremely undignified and very arrogant, but it�s really biting the hand that has fed one so generously and unconditionally, and I�m not about to do that.

I am often fond of saying the Trekkers are passionate about a hobby, their hobby is Star Trek. You and I will go and see a musical, we can honour a group of violinists, we don�t have to play the violin, do we, but we understand that it�s intriguing and very moving to them. That�s what I think Star Trek is to these people. They are by and large very imaginative, very intelligent people, and they certainly have been more than generous to me.