Persis Khambatta

Every star, whether it's Harrison Ford or Robert De Niro, is remembered by one film. Persis is a star in the sky - how can a star be forgotten when all you have to do is look up and see her?

If I send out positive messages, it will set a chain of healthy thought processes.

It's tough to make it as an actor, tougher still to make it as an actress - the Screen Actors Guild is eager to provide the statistics to verify the latter.

I'd never been to a science-fiction convention until I became a professional writer.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond.