
For the Love of Spock
[Interviewer]
"I may not be the fastest.
"I may not be the tallest
or the strongest.
"I may not be the best
or the brightest.
"But one thing I can do
better than anyone else,
that is to be me,"
which is a poem that you wrote.
Well, finally that's all
you can do, isn't it?
You can do a good
job of doing that.
Do a good job of being me,
being yourself.
That's really all
I ask of myself.
Because as I said,
I wasn't the fastest,
and I wasn't the brightest,
and whatever, you know.
[television news chatter]
This morning We are
remembering a beloved actor
who became an enduring fixture
in pop culture, Leonard Nimoy.
- Leonard Nimoy.
- Leonard Nimoy.
- Leonard Nimoy.
-[speaking in foreign language]
- Leonard Nimoy.
- Leonard Nimoy.
Leonard Nimoy has died
at the age of 83.
When word came out today that
the President said,
"I loved Spock."
[struggling] I have been and
always shall be... your friend.
Live long...
and prosper.
Listen to this.
I just received an email
from Wil Wheaton.
Leonard Nimoy's son is
working on a documentary
that he started with his
his impact on our culture.
[Man] "For the Love of
Spock," Adam Nimoy. Mark.
We wanted to do
something to celebrate
the 50th anniversary
of "Star Trek"
which was coming up
in 2016.
And a documentary about Spock had
never really been produced before.
[Adam Nimoy] I thought it
was an interesting idea
to create a film just
focused on Spock,
who he is, how he came about,
and why he has continued
to resonate for 5O years,
all as a part
of the celebration
of the anniversary
of "The Original Series."
And the minute I suggested
this to Dad, he was in.
Although my father had a long and
prosperous life and hadn't smoked in years,
he died from chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease
from over 3O years
of cigarette smoking.
[Adam Nimoy] After Dad
died, it became clear
that the film needed
to include his life
as well as the
life of Mr. Spock.
And that in turn led me
on a journey of discovery
about my relationship
with my father.
Well, I'm from
Boston originally.
I've been in Los Angeles working in
films off and on for about 17 years.
little boy, about eight years old
in neighborhood settlement
houses in Boston.
And kind of grew up into it.
I just kept doing it
because I liked it.
And then suddenly just decided
that I liked it enough
to want to make
a career of it.
So I came
to California in 1949
and started acting
in films then.
[Leonard Nimoy] Now my parents were extremely
diligent, responsible, practical people.
I grew up during the Depression.
When I told them at age 17
that I was going to study drama
at the Pasadena Playhouse
and become an actor,
they were grief stricken.
They tried to dissuade me by refusing
to give me the tuition, saying,
"You'll have to do it
without any help from us."
They were totally against it...
because they were certainly--
Hoped he would work into another
profession of some kind.
But he wasn't suited
for all that.
He wanted to do what
he wanted to do.
[Leonard Nimoy]
Being stubborn,
I saved some money
and I headed west to California.
So I'm walking down
the streets of Pasadena
on a hot September day,
sweat pouring.
I'm wearing a wool suit, a
hand-painted tie, and suede shoes.
I must have looked like
somebody that just arrived
from off the boat
from Transylvania.
[Adam Nimoy] My mom was
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