George Takei Talks 'Heroes' with Entertainment Weekly

Published: September 30, 2007, 4:57 pm

Excerpts from EW (Entertainment Weekly) who had the chance to speak with George Takei on a couple occasions during his Heroes tenure...the following Q&A comprises highlights...ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you get hooked up with Heroes? GEORGE TAKEI: I got an e-mail telling me that there was a show called Heroes that had a Japanese character who was a Star Trek fan, so naturally, I was intrigued. I started watching it and was enjoying it thoroughly when I got a call from my agent saying they wanted me to audition. The reason they wanted me to audition was they wanted [to see] if I really knew how to speak fluent Japanese. See, when actors are asked if can do something, we always say yes, and if we don't know it, we go out and learn it we're all a bunch of bamboozlers that way.But in this case, you didn't have to bamboozle anyone, right? GEORGE TAKEI: As it happens, I'm third-generation Japanese American, but my parents wanted me to speak with my grandparents,

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