Was staying true to what the fans an issue with “Star Trek: The Next Generation”?
MF: Well, it was so long ago, 17 years. I don’t recall. I was such a young actor. I just did what everybody else did and just told the story as best I could as an actor. I knew what “Star Trek” was, but wasn’t familiar with the new show until I started doing it. You jump into it like any other project. Q: What is “Wonderland”? It’s from 2000, and what is it like seeing it on DirecTV now? MF: Well, who knew? I think it’s a wonderful thing. You work on these projects that are profound and meaningful, for whatever reason. We got to spend a lot of time at Bellevue with the doctors and patients. When you have that quality of emotional exchange, it becomes an experience that you don’t necessarily dispose of. It sits in your reservoir of experience. I still remember all the stories on a deep-down emotional level. This story I just finished, “Durham County,” I played a woman whose mind was fracturing. It was wonderful to have had that experience at Bellevue, to have seen first-hand up close, a
