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A touching quote from Nimoy's "I am Spock" book (1995)

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No disrespect to Zachary Quinto, who is an amazing actor in his own right. But whenever I think of Spock, only Nimoy comes to mind.

Nimoy isn't Spock. Spock is Nimoy.

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- And lizard beats spock.
  
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  As I recall, nothing beats Spock. But it has been a while since I played rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock.
  
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  Kif! Search them for paper. And...bring me a rock.
  
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- I like the dude that they got in Discovery. I think he's a WAY better Spock than Quinto.
  
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  Ethan Peck. Agree! A shame he never got to act opposite Nimoy like Quinto did.
  
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- Quinto has the disadvantage that the movies he played Spock in were shit overall.
  
  (The first two, at least. Like most people I never saw the third one.)
  
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- I actually also quite like Ethan Peck's Spock. Wonderfully cast. But of course Nimoy is still the best.
  
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I remember reading that book. His first book was called "I am not Spock" and was talking about all the stuff that's Leonard Nimoy alone, but this one was about how he'd internalized a voice from his character who would have the Vulcan point of view.

One of the most interesting parts of the book was where Spock pointed out there's no need to fear death because it's non-existence, and you won't be there to care. Considering I read this when I was still in grade school, it was a pretty big revelation.

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- I wonder how many actors have had to go through a similar process as Nimoy: playing such a culturally iconic character that nobody can see you as anyone else. The natural reaction has to be to resist it at first, but then he came to embrace it and allowed it to become a part of him.
  
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  Most sitcom actors run into that. I'm sure Jim Parsons won't ever be seen as anyone else, or for an older example all of the cast of Seinfeld (arguably besides Julia).
  
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His narration for Civ 4 was charming and wonderful

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- TFW you have discovered pottery
  
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- Also Seaman on the dreamcast.
  
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- The quote from Sputnik he read was especially memorable.
  
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- yo was that him? dang I had no clue
  
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He wasn’t always Spock to me.

I saw him in tv shows like “In Search Of…” and other movies like “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”. I know I saw a Western with him in it, but can’t remember which one.

Yeah, Spock is his most famous role by far, and despite what anyone thinks of the new Trek movies, I really loved his part in them. (IMO Quinto does a great Spock. No, it’s not Nimoy, but it’s a really good performance.)

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- He's also one of the best bad guys in Columbo
  
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  Don't forget about the Bilbo Baggins video!
  
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  Aww, went looking for it and I couldn’t find the full episode. If anyone else wants to know, it’s S02:E06 Columbo: A Snitch in Crime if you want to see highlights or look for the episode.
  
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- I don't care what people say about the new Star Trek movies at all. I liked them.
  
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I have no idea what kind of person Nimoy was. He was always spock to me. The other actors I know better. What's a good docu that shows Nimoy as a person?

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He will also be William Bell forever.

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- I loved that show and hate they had to rush an ending to it.
  
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  Still I think it was a beautiful ending and they wouldn't come up with anything better.
  
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He was also Galvatron in the Transformers movie.

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- And Sentinel Prime in the Bayverse, which makes him one of the only redeeming qualities of that steaming pile of waste.
  
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  I did see that when I was checking if Nemoy continued to do the voice in the series or just the movie. (He didn't, it went back to Frank Welker, who voiced Megatron.)
  
  I gave the first Bay movie a chance, because did 6 year old me ever love transformers in the 80s, but one Bay movie was more than enough for me. Maybe I'll look up the Bay scenes on YouTube so I can hear Nemoy without dealing with the rest of the movie...
  
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- I'll rip open Ultra Magnus, and every other Autobot, until the Matrix has been destroyed.
  
  Coronation, Starscream? This is bad comedy.
  
  It's a pity you Autobots die so easily, or I might have a sense of satisfaction now!
  
  I may have seen this movie more than any other single movie that exists. I can hear his voice in my head. So many great vocal performances.
  
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  I still think this is a near perfect movie. I will still watch it every now and then, and I feel it holds up perfectly. The soundtrack is 100% dated, but I think the songs are awesome and I listen to them occasionally too.
  
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I had no idea that Mr. Nimoy was the son of Jewish Ukrainian immigrants.

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/02/27/389575615/leonard-nimoy-on-mr-spocks-jewish-heritage

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I also think of space elves

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- @GrammatonCleric @The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.websitespace elves fits more for Eldar from Warhammer 40k i think ;)
  
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We always do Mr. Vulcan.

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Civ always makes me think of Nimoy. His voice-lines for Civ 4 echo in my head to this day.

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“Remember”

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absolutely perfect useage of the word "visage" here, really adds to it

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- He strikes (struck?) me as someone who would drop a word like 'visage' into normal conversation.
  
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  I mean yeah probably but you gotta have a certain je ne sais quoi to pull that shit off. it's hard. but when it works it's so good
  
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