A few years after the actor’s death, an old interview from 1976 surfaced, revealing that before shooting the very first pilot episode of the original “Star Trek” series, Leonard Nimoy was fairly vocal about hating the idea of wearing pointy prosthetic ears. “They were making the ears for me, experimentally at first, and they really looked grotesque,” he said about creating Spock’s appearance. “I became more and more concerned about the look.” Nevertheless, Nimoy was convinced to keep the ears, which became one of the franchise’s most iconic symbols. And when it came to fans asking him about the character, it was those ears they wanted to know more about.
During an interview with NBC’s Gene Shalit, Nimoy talked about the fan mail he would receive from “Star Trek” enthusiasts. When asked what the most common question that came from those letters was, Nimoy first answered with, “Pictures, they want pictures.” As for informational inquiries, fans seemed to be very concerned with Nimoy’s comfort. “They want to know, ‘do the ears hurt,'” he continued. “You know, very important questions like that.”
Shortly after revealing that information, Nimoy quickly said no pain was involved when wearing Spock’s Vulcan ears. However, it’s also been uncovered that if Nimoy felt any discomfort from the ears or was self-conscious about wearing them as an actor, a contingency plan was in place. Creator Gene Roddenberry assured Nimoy that if needed, a storyline would be written involving Spock having his ears changed to look human. Thankfully, that surgery never needed to occur in Sickbay.
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