Richard Hatch Quotations

We were always working overtime, throwing things together. Every first year is always hectic enough, because you have producers and network executives fighting it out over what they think you should do. With all the belief that science fiction was just not meant for TV, they didn't understand what they had until it was too late-and by then they had a hit show, the highest rated sci-fi show of all time on network television!

We hope Wilma will go the way of the Flintstones -- back to the Stone Age. This is a bummer.

Since I am a teacher and I lecture on social change, and on up-leveling people's lives, science fiction's a great place where you can really explore a lot of territory.

I am looking for a character that connects to me on some level. It has to be about something, it has to have depth to it and it has to be about something. The story of the character and their relationship with the people and places around them appeal to me and are what I look for.

I happen to be one of those rare actors that actually loves very intelligent and well-acted science fiction.

I was always curious about-not actors-but I was always enthralled by the communication industry. TV, movie, film-all that stuff.

Some of the most amazing human beings on the face of the planet go to sci-fi conventions, although I'm sure a few of them wouldn't admit it.

We're not going to close. We're going to stay open -- I hope.

Who's gonna move this? ... It's 280 pounds. I'm not moving.

When you meet someone with a vision, you have to give them a shot and an opportunity to see what they can do.

Whatever you determine to be true in the subconscious becomes true for you.

I've never taken a penny from a charity, and they know it. I've always paid my taxes, and they know it. I think it's personal at this point.

It was absurd in the spring, and it's still absurd,

Sci-fi conventions are probably the most fun, the most out-of-the-box, entertaining week or weekend you've ever had in your life.

Programmers and marketing people know how to get into your subconscious-they spend millions of dollars researching colors, shapes, designs, symbols, that affect your preferences, and they can make you feel warm, trusting, like buying. They can manipulate you.

Programmers and marketing people know how to get into your subconscious - they spend millions of dollars researching colors, shapes, designs, symbols, that affect your preferences, and they can make you feel warm, trusting, like buying. They can manipulate you.

People don't want it to change. People want it to stay the way it is.

Apollo, Athena, these are characters out of Greek mythology-we used a lot of the Egyptian mythology, as well. And we tapped into the premise of, you know, Who is mankind? Where did we evolve from?

It's an opportunity for me to use this wackiness in a good way,

It's rare to get a really truly wonderfully written, acted and produced sci-fi show, period.

The body is dealing with so much stress, such pressure, it's susceptible to illness.

I love revolutionaries who have the courage to stand up against the status quo. They're always misunderstood, but they're the ones who are standing up for human rights.

I love this neighborhood, and I get along good with everyone in this neighborhood. We certainly want this neighborhood to accept us. I think it does.

I love inspiring people and helping them to reach their potential.

I mean, the fact is, many people don't feel comfortable in this world, and they live on the periphery of this world.

I love Tennessee Williams pieces; they are so poetic and I love period pieces.

I know from personal experience how fear and low self worth can cripple one's ability to succeed in life. But with a little support, caring and inspiration, miracles can happen.

I'd rather be in Pittsburgh doing a job I hate than be here in L.A. I got homesick.