WEBVTT 1 00:00:05.670 --> 00:00:08.370 I'm John de Lancie, and I play the character of Q. 2 00:00:08.370 --> 00:00:10.540 We call ourselves the Q. 3 00:00:10.540 --> 00:00:14.060 Q is "mad, bad, and dangerous to know." 4 00:00:14.060 --> 00:00:18.210 That was a famous quote that was attributed to Lord Byron, 5 00:00:18.210 --> 00:00:21.360 actually his ex-wife said that about him. 6 00:00:21.360 --> 00:00:23.460 So, and that's something which I kind of, 7 00:00:23.460 --> 00:00:25.950 took into myself thinking, 8 00:00:25.950 --> 00:00:29.100 you know, Q could be mad, bad, and dangerous to know. 9 00:00:29.100 --> 00:00:32.480 I suggest you center your attention on this trial, Captain. 10 00:00:32.480 --> 00:00:33.980 It may be your only hope. 11 00:00:33.980 --> 00:00:36.020 Did I watch "Star Trek" as a kid? 12 00:00:36.020 --> 00:00:38.333 No, I was very dyslexic, 13 00:00:39.417 --> 00:00:40.830 and I still am. 14 00:00:40.830 --> 00:00:42.000 And I didn't know how to read. 15 00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:45.840 I mean, I was very late in the reading process. 16 00:00:45.840 --> 00:00:48.660 And, one of the things that took place, 17 00:00:48.660 --> 00:00:51.430 was that my parents pulled the television out of the house. 18 00:00:51.430 --> 00:00:54.830 So, I went to the movies a lot, 19 00:00:54.830 --> 00:00:58.410 but I didn't, never made a date with the television. 20 00:00:58.410 --> 00:01:00.090 And to this day, I still don't. 21 00:01:00.090 --> 00:01:02.030 So, I knew the movies, 22 00:01:02.030 --> 00:01:05.230 but I just was not familiar with the television show. 23 00:01:05.230 --> 00:01:07.410 I mean, I knew of it, but I didn't, yeah. 24 00:01:07.410 --> 00:01:10.439 I have a lot of memories about TNG. 25 00:01:10.439 --> 00:01:13.660 I remember the first time that I arrived. 26 00:01:13.660 --> 00:01:14.740 They were already shooting, 27 00:01:14.740 --> 00:01:16.890 and they had been shooting for a couple of weeks. 28 00:01:16.890 --> 00:01:19.410 And I had come in the night before, 29 00:01:19.410 --> 00:01:21.859 quite literally the night before, 30 00:01:21.859 --> 00:01:24.290 from Japan, where I was doing a job. 31 00:01:24.290 --> 00:01:26.773 And next thing I knew, I had this robe 32 00:01:29.436 --> 00:01:32.537 on, the judge's outfit, which people ask me 33 00:01:32.537 --> 00:01:33.560 "Where did you get that?" 34 00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:34.647 And I always say to them 35 00:01:34.647 --> 00:01:37.190 "Actually, I brought it from home." 36 00:01:37.190 --> 00:01:40.790 And I'm descending in the chair and, you know, 37 00:01:40.790 --> 00:01:44.280 I'm standing across from Denise, 38 00:01:44.280 --> 00:01:48.240 and they are spraying her with paraffin wax. 39 00:01:48.240 --> 00:01:51.527 And I'm going "This is really kinda cool. This is fun." 40 00:01:53.410 --> 00:01:56.760 I'm lucky to have had a number of different characters 41 00:01:56.760 --> 00:01:58.140 that I've portrayed. 42 00:01:58.140 --> 00:02:01.250 Jack Tanner in "Man and Superman" was great. 43 00:02:01.250 --> 00:02:03.950 I did a soap opera where I had the time of my life. 44 00:02:03.950 --> 00:02:06.880 I played a character called Eugene, very wacky. 45 00:02:06.880 --> 00:02:09.820 You know we had a bubble bath tonight. 46 00:02:09.820 --> 00:02:11.740 Q, clearly. 47 00:02:11.740 --> 00:02:13.120 Yes. 48 00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:15.690 I loved the character in "Breaking Bad." 49 00:02:15.690 --> 00:02:17.670 Kids today grow up faster I think. 50 00:02:17.670 --> 00:02:20.103 In a world where everybody is, 51 00:02:21.107 --> 00:02:25.750 knows what's going on and it's not happy stuff, 52 00:02:25.750 --> 00:02:30.420 he just was, he was only interested in saving his daughter, 53 00:02:30.420 --> 00:02:34.960 and he was oblivious to the world that was surrounding him. 54 00:02:34.960 --> 00:02:38.260 Jane Mike two one turn heading, disregard. 55 00:02:38.260 --> 00:02:40.423 So I've had some nice characters. 56 00:02:42.410 --> 00:02:45.760 Well, you know, I'm supposed to be immortal, right? 57 00:02:45.760 --> 00:02:47.580 Do I look immortal? 58 00:02:47.580 --> 00:02:50.280 32 years is 32 years. 59 00:02:50.280 --> 00:02:53.360 So, I'm not, I'm not counting. 60 00:02:53.360 --> 00:02:54.723 Not holding my breath.