Zitat des Tages von Persis Khambatta:
If there is an exotic woman it's always a terrorist role.
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.
If I send out positive messages, it will set a chain of healthy thought processes.
I was thrilled, because I like the big screen and I could then move on to the next thing. It was the biggest break for me. In a way, though, I wish it had been a TV series because then you are working for five years.
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.
Gene Roddenberry was a genius.
I'm going down in history with Star Trek. It's a great feeling.
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.
I just have beautiful memories of what has happened in my life.
I mean, every Star Trek episode you saw was just phenomenal.
I arrived in Hollywood and lived much of my life in America, but the fans did not really know me.
Besides, a bald cap would have never looked real.
We are all part of the same energy that envelops.
I was brought to Hollywood by Gene Roddenberry and Michael Eisner, chosen from 600 hopefuls to star in the original 'Star Trek' motion picture. The success of the film, coupled with the allure that I had shaved my head for the role, put a spotlight on me.
After Star Trek, I was with the top agencies, but producers and directors did not know what to do with me.
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.
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.
One thing about me, as far as my career is concerned, is that I'm very confident. I know I'm good.
Every star, whether it's Harrison Ford or Robert De Niro, is remembered by one film. Persis is a star in the sky - how can a star be forgotten when all you have to do is look up and see her?