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I just have beautiful memories of what has happened in my life.
Persis Khambatta
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Indian
-
Actress
October 2
, 1950 -
August 18
, 1998
I just have beautiful memories of what has happened in my life.
Persis Khambatta
Beautiful
,
Memories
,
My Life
Besides, a bald cap would have never looked real.
Persis Khambatta
Cap
,
Never
,
Would
I also had this artist friend who'd paint butterflies and things like that on my head.
Persis Khambatta
Artist
,
Butterflies
,
Like
Having shaved my head for the role put a spotlight on me.
Persis Khambatta
Role
,
Head
,
Having
I thought I was very pretty without hair. Naked, more honest somehow. No glamor, just bald old me. I seldom wore wigs or hats. But some people must have thought I was an exhibitionist or a religious fanatic.
Persis Khambatta
Some
,
Religious
,
Very
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.
Persis Khambatta
Will
,
I Believe That
,
Maybe
If I send out positive messages, it will set a chain of healthy thought processes.
Persis Khambatta
Processes
,
Chain
,
Set
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.
Persis Khambatta
Doing
,
Wear
,
Glue
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.
Persis Khambatta
Big
,
Next
,
Been
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.
Persis Khambatta
Always
,
Very
,
Better Actor
I mean, every Star Trek episode you saw was just phenomenal.
Persis Khambatta
Star
,
Mean
,
Trek
Gene Roddenberry was a genius.
Persis Khambatta
Genius
,
Gene
I arrived in Hollywood and lived much of my life in America, but the fans did not really know me.
Persis Khambatta
Life
,
Hollywood
,
My Life
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.
Persis Khambatta
Star
,
Before
,
Convention
One thing about me, as far as my career is concerned, is that I'm very confident. I know I'm good.
Persis Khambatta
Career
,
Concerned
,
Very
After Star Trek, I was with the top agencies, but producers and directors did not know what to do with me.
Persis Khambatta
Star
,
Top
,
Trek
Everybody told me to stay in Hollywood. This was the place they said I could have a big career. What they failed to mention was that no one would quite know what to do with me.
Persis Khambatta
Big
,
Career
,
Everybody
If there is an exotic woman it's always a terrorist role.
Persis Khambatta
Woman
,
Always
,
Role
I'm going down in history with Star Trek. It's a great feeling.
Persis Khambatta
Star
,
Great Feeling
,
Trek
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?
Persis Khambatta
Ford
,
De Niro
,
Niro
I know that nobody can become a star without a team.
Persis Khambatta
Team
,
Star
,
Know
I love what I do, and I'm not doing anything either for money or for the sake of some unfulfilled ambition.
Persis Khambatta
Love
,
Doing
,
Some
We are all part of the same energy that envelops.
Persis Khambatta
Energy
,
Same
,
Part
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.
Persis Khambatta
Hollywood
,
Role
,
Brought
I had a growing career as a model and an actress in London - I had starred opposite Michael Caine and Sidney Poitier in 'The Wilby Conspiracy' - but everyone told me to stay in Hollywood. This was the place, they said, and I could have a big career. What they failed to mention was that no one would quite know what to do with me.
Persis Khambatta
London
,
Big
,
Career
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.
Persis Khambatta
Love
,
I Think
,
Became
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