Happy Birthday Gates McFadden!

There was a period of time where I thought it was ... I was almost getting indignant about the fact that both Marina and I had done fencing, I'd done stage combat, karate, aikido, all sorts of things like that, and whenever there was anything to do that was action oriented, it was always the male characters who were getting it, and if there was a fight or something, Beverly was supposed to, like, take a frying pan over someone's head, and I thought, "This is ridiculous!" The female astronauts now know how to do everything that the male astronauts know how to do, and that's the way it needs to be because if something happens to somebody up there you have to be able to take over in a flash any of those positions. So it seemed ludicrous for a while that the women seemed only to have this nurturing thing.

When I was young, it was very exciting to have a thought that we can change the world if we all collaborated, but I think it's not just an artist's responsibility as I think we all have responsibilities to different things, whatever we choose in our lives. I feel responsible to my family and also many other things and people in my life. And then how much responsibility do I have for people in Yugoslavia, and people like that? You start to think, how much do I want to do as an individual? How are you going to live your life? I don't have a short philosophical answer. I just know that that thought informs the way I live my life. I don't know exactly how, but it's something that I consider often. What is my responsibility as a citizen, as an actress, as a mother, and on and on?

I like the interaction between the performer and the spectator. I think it's a magical interaction ... in theater you never know what's going to happen.

Just learning to think in another language allows you to see your own culture in a better viewpoint.

I think it's very important that young people have role models. They seem to write us enormous amounts of letters, young people, and say, "I want to be a doctor like Beverly Crusher, and it's great that you're a mom as well," and all of that. And ... that make's me feel very good. And therefore, I feel responsible to keep pushing the role as much as I can in the direction that ... really shows the potential of what women will be doing, men and women will be doing in space. And I often have felt, "Just write the character as a man, I'll make it female."

I walked in and was told they had three parts, and I could play any part I wanted. "Okay," I asked, "Which one is the funniest?" Beverly Crusher. I swear to god. Seriously! So I go, "Okay, fine" and I look at the scene and it's a scene from The Naked Now and that's funny because she's kind of drunk and I thought, "This is funny." So, that's about the only funny scene in seven seasons!

Television makes us a witness to such misery.

I love a lot of things, and I'm pretty much obsessive about most things I do, whether it be gardening, or architecture, or music. I'd be an obsessive hairdresser.

You know, you guys with the computers get the rumors way before we do. I get asked things at conventions and I'll say, "You're kidding, is that true? That's ridiculous." And I'll go back, and sure enough, it's true, and I had no idea.

Some people say there will be another movie, some people say there won't. But certainly the mythology of Star Trek will continue. With or without Dr. Crusher, I'm sure.

As I became a part of the show, I started to understand the vision of Gene Roddenberry. It really has influenced me a lot. It is a very amazing philosophy that he came up with. This whole prime directive, finding ways of living together, the picture it shows of the future. I wish everybody had that philosophy.

Life is so fast these days, and we're exposed to so much information. Television makes us a witness to such misery.

In American culture, reality TV is more real than real life.... We are a society of voyeurs.

ok ok i am getting sleeeeepy. now. very sleeeeepy. need to let the Quil do what it does so well.....just let me close my eyes for a minute....zzzzzzzzzzz. don’t forget the gravy and the biscuitssssssszzzzzzzzzz

i was lost to the world for past 5 days but thanks to modern medicine I CAN BREATHE AGAIN!!!  THANKSGIVING INDEED!!!

hope so... cooking sans taste or smell due to flu was challenging, but all precautions and recipes followed with long rest periods napping.. and binging on “severe”

which is why my name tag will not say “designated driver” more like “strap her in”

looking forward to tasting the stuffing. Morels, chestnuts (roasted in an open fire:)) sausage, herbs and amazing “stuff”

Trump’s ‘America first’ looks more and more like ‘America alone’

Yes there are #TinyBits of fruit in it. And more savory than sweet.

Tomorrow is chili festival! Gotta rest up. Bonne Nuit folks

And if pilot is female, does it become the hen pit? Hey let’s call it the Captain’s Chair!!! That works!!!

Very rough estimate of 11:40 arrival, due to uber long drive to the gate in Tucson DUE TO CONSTRUCTION!

Getting ready to take off. We have a “are we driving or flying?” Long route to our takeoff...from a runway #farfaraway

Can a few of you grab a lot of candles and get to Tucson airport? Or maybe torches?

Not what el capitaine just said from the “flight deck”. I am in the “seat deck”

someone working on the construction of the Tucson airport cut all the lights on all landing strips so we have had to  return to LA gate.!

Man in line in front of me wearing cowboy hat and woman next to me has spurs on her boots. (Sort of) so #goingtoAZ

Hey LA folks! Did you see the rainbow cloud out this afternoon. Forgot to take a photo but it was very wonderful.

Because my mirror tells me everyday “just make sure you have front lighting, not overhead, babe”

Loving and touching makes smiles! Cats taught us this when they began to purrrrrr