Quotes About Sci-fi

I'm a big 'Star Trek' fan.

Sci-fi always runs out a little bit ahead of reality, right? Automatic doors in 'Star Trek,' stuff like that. It all happened, didn't it, finally?

Doing 'Star Trek,' I got to learn about it from the inside out. I got to learn what appealed to them, why sci-fi meant so much to people, why 'Star Trek' meant so much to people.

'Trek' is probably more cerebral and philosophical. 'Stargate' does seat-of-the-pants adventure and humor better.

'Star Trek' is still my signature role because once you do a 'Star Trek' series, it's never really out of the marketplace.

I grew up on all the 'Star Wars' movies and 'Star Trek' and all that. I just haven't really kept current.

Almost everywhere in the world you go, people will come up and say, "Oh my God, you're from 'Star Trek.'"

Star Trek and sci-fi in general has always been a mirror to our society, obviously, and I think it is reminiscent of a lot of ideas.

I'm really into sci-fi. I always have been. In addition to that, I've always had a tremendous fascination with the lure of the Apocalypse or Judgment Day or the Mayan calendar, etc., etc.

'Ender's Game' has fabulous opportunities for spectacle, where appropriate, but there's also a tremendous central character. It's a balance.

I do like sci-fi, and I do like horror - those are my favorite genres. Good horror, though, not like slasher horror... psychological horror like 'The Shining' - really good stuff!

I've never done real sci-fi. I've never played an alien. I've never played some sort of superhero. Which I'd love to do!

I mean, of course, I love sci-fi and stuff like that, but I'm not, like, a comic book crazy guy.

I fell in love with 'Star Trek' after J. J. Abrams's movie. I'm so into that.

I think I'm going to venture into the futuristic, semi sci-fi love story land, but still in my style of improvisation.

If there's a great story and great characters, then I can love a film in any genre, though crime thrillers and sci-fi have a particular soft spot in my heart.

I was a huge fan of 'Blade Runner.' That was a pretty formative film for me growing up. It really got my sci-fi juices flowing, as it were.

So, Sally, what's new around here?" "Jeff Bezos just sold off two million shares." "So, why would our sci-fi paperback bookseller need to sell that much Amazon stock?" "I think Jeff needs the cash for his private space rocket."»

Looks like your sci-fi prediction came true right away, Xavier." "That can be gratifying," mused the novelist. "But not all the time."»

A talking computor with an attitude problem? Haven't I seen that in a dozen b-grade sci-fi flicks?" "Where do you think I got the idea?

I wanted to write a sci-fi story that would appeal to young women. Loads of girls like sci-fi, but it's more culturally associated with guys.

The cybermen are good monsters, I think. My earliest memories are of the cybermen from when I used to watch when I was younger. It's nice to have them back.

My father watched all the 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars' that you could imagine, along with the martial arts. So I was into all that as a youngster, and I always rooted for the bad guy.

I love that vein which uses sci-fi to address society's problems. It is the same when you have useful nightmares - things morph, and you get to confront issues in your dreams.