Persis Khambatta Quotes & Sayings

“Maybe I'm being philosophical and spiritual, but I believe that if you put negative energy out there that that is what will come back.”

“I love America. I eagerly became a citizen. I have no bitterness toward those casting directors who dismissed me because of my accent, nor toward the producers and directors who wanted to cast me but thought the audience wouldn't accept my accent. I think they're selling their audience short.”

“Creative people are very insecure people because they don't know whether people like them or are in awe of them. That insecurity always comes out. It makes them a better actor, I feel.”

“Basically, they had asked me if I would shave my head or wear a bald cap. I said look, if you are doing a series for five years I would want to shave my hair because I would go bald with all the gum and glue from the bald cap.”

“I just have beautiful memories of what has happened in my life.”

“I'm going down in history with Star Trek. It's a great feeling.”

“I also had this artist friend who'd paint butterflies and things like that on my head.”

“I only went to one Star Trek convention and that was in the late '80s. I hadn't gone to a convention before that. It was quite amusing, with the people dressed up and all of that.”

“Having shaved my head for the role put a spotlight on me.”

“Besides, a bald cap would have never looked real.”