Question: "Im sure youve heard this a million
times, but what was your favorite moment of being Janeway." Kate: Oh, its so tough. Seven years
Question: "Just a moment,
not the end of it."
Kate: The first. On the bridge.
Engage. [laughter] You have no idea what that day was like. Those of you who
are real devotees will remember that Genevieve Bujold had this job originally. And she had
it for all of 20 hours but thats beside the point. They brought me in, I was shot
out of a canon. I was very nervous. There were 20 suits standing in front of me on the
bridge. I mean, you could have cut that tension with a knife. And Rick Kolbe, who was
directing the pilot, said something to me as I stood off-stage that Ill never forget
and they gave me my first wings. He said, "This is your living room, baby. Take
it." And when I walked on, I just did. And when I sat in the chair, I thought I would
not do what Genevieve did. I would not say [using French pronunciation]
"Engage." [laughter] That might be a little confusing, I thought, to those
Americanos out there watching so I said, "Engage." And that was a great moment.
[applause] Thank you. Thank you. |