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?
This gives you some idea of who Nimoy was.
The Spockumentary you seek is called For the Love of Spock (2016).
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definitely worth watching
We always do Mr. Vulcan.
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.
As I recall, nothing beats Spock. But it has been a while since I played rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock.
Scissors cuts paper.
Paper covers rock.
Rock crushes lizard.
Lizard poisons Spock.
Spock smashes scissors.
Scissors decapitates lizard.
Lizard eats paper.
Paper disproves Spock.
Spock vaporizes rock.
Rock crushes scissors.
Ethan Peck. Agree! A shame he never got to act opposite Nimoy like Quinto did.
I don’t even really like Disco but Ethan Peck is a great Spock. Thankful that they put him in Strange New Worlds too.
I also think of space elves
@GrammatonCleric @The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.websitespace elves fits more for Eldar from Warhammer 40k i think ;)
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.
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.
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).
Nobody will ever see Bryan Cranston as anything other than a goofy TV dad.
