Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Simon Nimoywas an American actor, film director, photographer, author, singer and songwriter. He was known for his role as Spock of the Star Trek franchise, a character he portrayed in television and film from a pilot episode shot in late 1964 to his final film performance released in 2013...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth26 March 1931
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
Leonard Nimoy quotes about
george happen lucas released
I think what really made (the film) happen was that in 1977 George Lucas released 'Star Wars,'
dependent dynamics involved particular work
This particular work that I'm so involved with is very dependent on the dynamics and the theatricality of composition and light.
lonely frustration despair
Because I have known despair, I value hope. Because I have tasted frustration, I value fulfillment. Because I have been lonely, I value love.
dream trying glimpse
My dream concept is that I have a camera and I am trying to photograph what is essentially invisible. And every once in a while I get a glimpse of her and I grab that picture.
insightful logic mr-spock
Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end.
photography important trying
It is important to understand what are you trying to capture with a camera. What you want to use this tool for. It helps to begin to search for and concentrate on thematic photography.
graduation believe care
What mark will I leave behind? How will anyone know I have been here? What sign will tell the future traveler I existed? 'I am here! Today... I exist'. I believe the deepest impression is made in those moments when I can say 'I care, I love'.
photography jobs inspiration
For a period of time, I carried cameras with me wherever I went, and then I realized that my interest in photography was turning toward the conceptual. So I wasn't carrying around cameras shooting stuff, I was developing concepts about what I wanted to shoot. And then I'd get the camera angle and do the job
photography years ideas
I've been doing photography in one form or another for, oh golly, over seventy years. I don't carry cameras. I used to. For many years I carried cameras wherever I went. Photograph whatever I saw that was of interest. In the last years, I've only used cameras to explore thematic ideas which presented themselves first. And then bring out the cameras to try to explore that idea.
photography dark emotional
Essentially, in photography, I think on two levels: one emotional and the other technical. The emotional impact has to do with looking for something dramatic happening in the photograph, something that reaches out and touches somebody in some way. And the technical is having to do with composition and framing - light and dark, light and shadow.
my-best-friend another-day
Spock is definitely one of my best friends.
herbs photographer newton
There are a lot of photographers who have influenced me; some of the great ones, like Herb Ritts, Helmut Newton, and [Alfred] Stieglitz. I draw from all of them. You're supposed to steal from the good ones.
nice clothes littles
It's nice to get off the couch, throw the clothes on, add a little make-up and go back to work, every once in a while.
photography country teenager
I've enjoyed photography, ever since I was a teenager, and I'm still at it. I've had shows in various cities, around the country, and I have a number of pieces in permanent collections in museums that I'm very proud of.