-: I'm Anson Mount,
I play Captain Christopher Pike.
I first discovered "Star Trek",
I was about seven or eight years old,
my mother introduced it to me
because "The Original Series" had gone into syndication
on our local UHF channel,
and she said, "Oh you have to watch this."
And I said, "Why?
"It's like people flying around on a spaceship."
And then I quickly got it.
And I've seen probably every episode of the original
at least three times.
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I love the episode with the Gorn,
(Gorn growls)
especially, I'd wait for it,
I wait for Kirk's double ax-handle to the back.
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(Gorn growls)
So my father fought in World War II,
my step-father fought in World War II.
I support Veteran's organizations,
such as Team Rubicon and the Wounded Warriors Project.
And to play a character that's operating
in a quasi-military outfit.
One thing that impresses me most about people that serve
is exactly that,
their willingness to serve a higher purpose,
than themselves and put their lives on the line
for an ideal.
-: I need you to let me out of here.
-: "The Short Treks" are going to be both interesting,
revelatory, and a tremendous amount of fun.
We got to be a little less deliberate with them
and play the back foot a little bit,
and I think you're gonna laugh out loud a few times
and discover a lot about these characters.
-: You will never see the inside of a starship again.
-: Live long and prosper.
(laughing)
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