Star Trek Host: Will you be at the "Nemesis" premiere?

Gates McFadden: I will be at the Los Angeles premiere.

Q: This is more of a comment than a question. I've been a fan of Star Trek: TNG since I was 7 years old, I'm 22 now. I loved that your character was a strong women in a powerful position. You're a great role model for young women everywhere, as an actress and as a woman. Thank you for that.
stroke9er

GM: Oh, well, I will say thank you for your gracious comment, I'm honored that anyone would consider Beverly a role model. It's important for young people to have inspirations from professionals.

Q: Has playing a doctor had any influence on how you look at the medical profession?
whanomylee

GM: Yes. Now I do my own operations.

Q: Did you have any scenes [in "Nemesis"] with Tom Hardy? If so, what was it like working with him?
trumpett

GM: I didn't have any scenes with Tom, but I chatted with him and thought he was a very, very terrific young actor.

Q: Do you prefer acting in television or motion picture films?
cassiopia

GM: It doesn't matter. If the role is good and the project interesting, that's all that matters. Not to mention getting paid.

Q: Ms. McFadden, how goes the theatre building in France? I'm only partially informed, could you please share something of it with us?
cadetevon

GM: For the last four years, I have been restoring a property in France with the intention of it becoming a theatre. Each month, I am closer to the goal of a first production. I will inform people about any productions once the theatre is in place. I appreciate all support and interest.

Q: Gates, I loved you in "Voices in the Dark." Any future theatre plans?
sellrod

GM: I've been working with a group of people on developing new theatre productions. We're in the early stages, we began in Vervier, Switzerland and will be returning there next summer during the music festival.

Q: Hi, Gates! What was it like to work with Jim Henson? And do you still use any of your puppeteer skills?
noodle7

GM: It was a life-changing experience to meet and work with Jim Henson. I am hoping to use puppetry in my first production in the theatre near Montpelier.

Q: How has the filming of "Star Trek Nemesis" been different from the filming on "Generations," "First Contact" and "Insurrection?"
chastisty

GM: We had a different director, Stuart Baird, who I liked very much. Other than that, it was the same faces, and the ship had the same name.

Q: What is your favorite Star Trek medical device? multitronic

GM: Hmm, that's a good question. My favorite device was the hypospray, but I loved those colored jars in Sickbay. It took us seven seasons to finally use them, which I did in the episode "Genesis," which I directed.

Q: We know that you are busy with the theatre and family life, but have you given any more thought to getting a Web site going?
DawnB

GM: Boy, do I wish I could get that together. I'm accepting applications ... Just kidding. Every day I tell myself, "Maybe you'll have time to do it today." Don't count me out.

Q: I loved you in Mad About You, would you consider acting in a sitcom again?
stroke9er

GM: Of course. It was a wonderful series and I enjoy comedy more than anything else.

Q: Gates do you speak French?
quebec_trekkie

GM: Oui.

Q: What was it like reuniting with the cast to film "Nemesis?"
who_cares

GM: It was terrific. We had a blast — it's one of the greatest groups of people I know.

Q: Will this truly be the last TNG movie and would you be willing to keep making the films if the opportunity came up?
search

GM: I have no idea what the studio wants to do. I'm open to the future.

Q: What was it like to work on "Labyrinth?"
jl

GM: It was a year of my life during which time I grew in ways I never would have imagined. I learned so much about producing films. I had wonderful teachers (ie: Jim Henson, George Lucas) and will always be grateful for the opportunity Jim gave me.

Q: Ms. McFadden, first of all hello from a long time BonCer. My question is this: which production would you like to have as your first show at your theatre in France? Any actors you'd like to snag for said project?
cadetevon

GM: The first production will most likely be an original piece developed by some friends and myself.

Q: Hello, Gates. I admire your work on the show. Does your character renew any mother and son emotion with Wil Wheaton in this movie?
kregr

GM: We had a short scene that I hear has been cut, I haven't yet seen the movie. I'll see it on Monday night. It was a lovely scene, and I adore Wil Wheaton. We had a wonderful time reminiscing during shooting. My boy is now a man.

Q: Besides "Nemesis," do you have any projects we can watch for you in film or television?
ginny81

GM: Not at the moment.

Q: I'd do your Web site for you :)
stamods

GM: Beautiful! I've got to do this!

Star Trek Host: Send your Web site job applications to community@startrek.com!

Q: Ms. McFadden, have you ever seen yourself as a "Star Trek" sex symbol?
mn_cobra

GM: Every day.

Q: Hey Gates, I have an exam tomorrow, can you please prescribe something for me, coz I have a terrible case of the nerves, maybe 50 cc's of some crazy chemical in that hypospray of yours!!
uss_bellerophon

GM: On my way.

Q: Did you enjoy making "Nemesis" and how hard was it to get back into character?
terook

GM: I loved working on "Nemesis," I loved the script and it was easy once again to play Beverly Crusher.

Q: At what age did you decide you wanted to act?
skeggsy

GM: When I was 8 years old. I took lessons at the Coach House Theatre in Akron Ohio.

Q: Ms. McFadden, do you read much? And if so, do you have a favorite author?
threepio11

GM: I just finished reading "Ignorance" by Milan Kundera. I loved it. I also loved the collection of short stories "Interpreter of Maladies" [by Jhumpa Lahiri]. It's a brilliant collection of short stories, and won the Pulitzer Prize. I highly recommend it. I also love biographies, and have just finished "Abraham Lincoln and the Road to Emancipation" by William K. Klingaman.

Q: What's your favorite Oingo Boingo song? Wil wrote on his Web site that you used to dance around to them during the filming of TNG.
jl

GM: I don't have a particular favorite, but I'm a real New Wave gal.

Q: What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?
gareth

GM: Authenticity.

Q: Gates were you a fan of the first "Star Trek"?
treky9

GM: Not at the time, but I am now.

Q: If you had the chance would you like to go into space or visit the space station?
trumpett

GM: Absolutely, yes! Will you take me? Who has $20 million and will take me? By the way, Commander Jim Weatherby and I have been emailing each other during the current launch, I think they're landing today. It's been wild to be an actress who plays an astronaut to get an email from an actual astronaut from space!

Q: Ms. McFadden, did you ever meet Gene Roddenberry? If so, what was he like?
borg_8_of_9

GM: Of course I met Gene Roddenberry, he cast me. He was a funny, brilliant, irreverent man. Not to mention a rascal.

Star Trek Host: Please thank Gates for joining us today! She needs to go.

GM: Thank you for your loyal support all these years, I very hope you enjoy the movie, have a wonderful holiday season and a wonderful New Year!

Bye, Gates, we love you
quebec

THANK YOU GATES!!! WE LOVE YOU!
robinleffler

you're awesome
geordi_laforge

BYE! WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE NEMESIS!!!
who_cares