Did you think to yourself about time?
Youve played a number of great characters, both good and evil.
Do you have a preference?
So its one of those Machiavellian things.
Yeah, I tend to do that with every character.
Of course the more unstuck the character is, the more developed, the further you delve.
I remember when playing that guy, I dont think its a good thing to editorialise the character.
I mean I dont think of him as a bad guy.
Well, thats kind of a tough question to answer.
SoStar Trekwas certainly responsible for my continuing on as an actor.
Would I have liked to have played a greater variety of roles?
Certainly, and I dont necessarily make that the fault ofStar Trek.
You know, Ive had a reasonable amount of success in theatre doing comedy, and I love comedy.
I love playing roles where you interact with the audience; you get an immediate reaction, immediate response.
I did a play calledSteambath, The White House Murder Case.
I played Scrooge inA Christmas Carol.
What are you actually working on at the moment?
Well, I did a couple of graphic novels.
The first one will be released, I believe, on October 20th.
Weve been selling advanced copies through Amazon.
Its calledThings To Come.
Its about vampires after the apocalypse, and the fact that theyre the only sentient beings on earth.
They live in a world of mutants, mutations, and they themselves could be considered a mutation.
They dont know why theyre here.
They dont understand what their significant purpose is and what their future will be.
Thats the kind of story as opposed to a love story or the tearing out of throats.
Its very introspective and sort of coming of age, vampire genre.
Do you prefer writing over acting?
Well, I certainly enjoy writing when it goes well, and Ive had some successes.
I can just sit in my garret and pound away on the computer, so thats nice.
I have a freedom with writing that I dont have with acting, sometimes opportunities are limited with acting.
Did Gene Roddenberrys vision affect you at all during production of the original TV series?
I think his vision was pretty much my thinking as well.
So I wasnt a kid.
Does the phenomenon ofStar Trekstill amaze you?
It still amazes me.
I find it pretty extraordinary.
Somebody calls out my name and say whoa.
I have a better time embracing that and absorbing it.
Its very nice and Im very pleased by it, but Im not sure it really goes together!
It has more to do with popular culture and name recognition.
However as long as Im accepted on that basis, Im okay.
What are your thoughts on the JJ Abrams re-boot ofStar Trek?
I think it was great fun, a terrific adventure.
I thought the acting was stellar throughout.
The young man who played Chekov was terrific.
Hes already a movie star here.
Finally, are you looking forward to the Destination London event?
Im very much looking forward to that.
It should be very exciting.
Walter Koenig, thank you very much!
