“He could choose to avoid conventions and interacting with fans altogether, and simply act/produce, like many do, regardless of compensation.”

Yes, he could. It is entirely his decision. He does not owe it to us any more than we owe it to him.

“Given rudeness like your own, I could see why he would.”

LOL – Why? Because I simply noted that he is an actor making business decisions and is being paid for his work?

“As for Mother Teresa or posterior-kissing?

…Neither extreme was implied.”

At the point that you are gushing with thanks in appreciation of an actor taking wages for doing work, we are approaching (if not already within) the zone of kissing posteriors and hero-worship.

“It’s a real shame simple gratitude is the equal to those things in your mind.”

Look, if you are getting paid to do it, then it isn’t a gift.

It’s in his long term interests to do work like this. If Star Trek explodes (once again) he could find himself well-loved and well-compensated in a lasting character role. It makes sense for him to invest in the success of Trek. It also makes sense to break away, to avoid being type-cast or missing out on other rewarding roles. So, it makes sense for him to establish himself in our minds as Spock, while maintaining wiggle room for other opportunities.

You see it as some wonderful gift to the fans. Indeed, you misapprehend the nature of what he is doing (i.e., it is compensated work, not an altruistic gift – if he were doing it for free, I’d be on the bandwagon here).

He did some voice work, OK. He stepped into a sound booth and read some lines. He got a check. He went home. If you play a video game or buy an audio book, you’ll get to hear it. OK, that’s cool.

He isn’t spitting on the part in public – that’s a nice switch from some previous Trek alumni – but it is what it is.

I think it is nice, I am just not inclined to gush with praise. I can endorse it with a thumbs up, I am just not going to throw a parade about it.

I apologize if you took the joke to heart.

Whatever he gives us is not a gift, but is compensated work.

He could choose to avoid conventions and interacting with fans altogether, and simply act/produce, like many do, regardless of compensation.

Given rudeness like your own, I could see why he would.

As for Mother Teresa or posterior-kissing?

…Neither extreme was implied.

It’s a real shame simple gratitude is the equal to those things in your mind.

Though… it could also be down to the manic fans. Some fans are downright scary and being exposed to them on a regular basis might be overwhelming.

I can name lots of ‘Trek actors who have won Tonys, Academies, and other awards but all they’re known for are their roles on Star Trek series/movies/whatever. That’s not a bad thing, of course, but it’s nice to be remembered for something other than a merely iconic role.

To Quinto, I’ll be watching for him on the small and silver screens. Good luck!

:) Wise and healthy move.
He owes us nothing, whatever he gives fans outside of his role is a gift.”

Do you want to build him an altar or perhaps just kiss his posterior?

Whatever he gives us is not a gift, but is compensated work.

If he wants to do other work or just chill out, that’s fine, but he ain’t Mother Theresa.

There are plenty of talented voice actors out there who would like to stop waiting tables, so if he wants to take a break to give them a shot to do video games and audio books, then more power to him.

Quinto should be careful or he might end up like this:

http://mystartrekscrapbook.blogspot.com/2009/02/its-job-to-job-nowadays-for-mr-spock.html

Playing Spock is different than the two examples you site. If he isn’t careful, he’ll be doing voice overs for cheap paranormal documentaries when he should be contending for serious acting gigs.

Nimoy eventually made peace with being a genre actor, but it took time . I don’t blame this kid for trying to get away from Trek between films so he can branch out. He has a short window before the role defines his public image.