1977 - Actor's Dilemma: To Spock or Not to Spock

Two hours before portraying Dr. Dysart in Equus on stage Leonard sits in the dressing room and answers fan letters.
The writer summarizes the history of Leonard's acting and quotes out of the biography.

About Paramount having lined up with some of the best special effects people in the world.
"I suspect that Paramount has been toying with the idea of this fourth network concept – the idea of offering network quality primetime programming to independent stations and developing a syndicated network as an alternative. It just seems obvious that if Star Trek were one of the three hours the package would be pretty easy to sell. So I think in that way it was an economic decision."

About not being interested in series he's being asked about playing Spock
"... I have misgivings about not playing Spock. And I have a lot of personal torture about what's going on with that series. It's not easy for me."

"They are offering Star Trek for sale to large TV stations and waiting to see how many say they want it."

"I hate to concern myself with going back to a series nine years after finishing and wonder what I am getting myself into. Is it something we'd really be proud of, or is it simply a rip-off, cash in on the fact that it was just popular because of what we did eight or nine or ten years ago?"

Leonard reads from a hate filled, hurting letter which implies he (Leonard) hated Spock and only played the role for the money...

Leonard answers questions about being typecast and about Gene's part in the movie. A short review about the beginning of Leonard's career, the difficulties he had to encounter and the support Sandi gave him, to pursue an acting career. "If I had gone into the business for fame or money, I think I would have quit long ago."

A paragraph follows about M:I and 'We Are All Children Searching For Love'.
"I want to look back and have a sense of pride of having done some decent things for decent reasons... If I challenge myself maybe something meaningful will come of it... Being a star is something that happened. I'm still a character actor, meaning I approach my roles as a range of characters. I don't look for roles where I can play me, where I can perpetuate some image of myself that the public expects me to play."

"I played a character who says: 'An individual should use his life to do whatever he is capable of doing to fulfill himself...' now, eight or nine years later, Leonard Nimoy is out doing that. And there are people who don't want him to do what Spock says people should do. That's irony. It really hurts. 'Hurts' is the keyword. They say you must continue to do what we think is right – which is a terrible contradiction of the philosophy of the character."