Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that 'Star Trek' became. It's still almost impossible to imagine.

I spent years doing 'Star Trek' bits and things, and a lot of people loved it, a lot of people mocked it.

If you read my books, especially the Star Trek books and the Quest for Tomorrow books, you'll see in them the core theme of the basic humanistic questions that Star Trek asked.

Star Trek

It was exciting in that it was the first of the films. Nobody had ever dreamt of it being a major motion picture. Robert Wise was one of the leading lights, one of the great directors, and he was quite a force. And so between the idea of it being a major motion picture and Robert Wise directing, it was an important moment in all our lives.

I grew up with 'Star Wars,' not 'Star Trek.'