Zachary Quinto Turned His Connection with Leonard Nimoy Into a ‘Brilliant Minds’ Guest Spot

Image from Jefferson Chacon of Zachary Quinto looking at the camera with a slight smile for Brilliant Minds

The Big Picture &#x2715 Remove Ads The NBC series Brilliant Minds, inspired by the life and work of physician and author Oliver Sacks, follows Dr. Oliver Wolf as he explores and tries to understand the human mind with his team of interns. In episode eight, entitled “The Lovesick Widow,” June is brought in by her adult sons who are concerned about her sudden hypersexuality and the possibility she’s showing signs of dementia. While Dr.

ZACHARY QUINTO: First of all, I think it’s important to acknowledge that the character I play, Dr. Oliver Wolf, is based on a real-life doctor, Oliver Sacks. For those who don’t know, Oliver Sacks is a world-renowned neurologist who lived and worked primarily in the mid to late 20th century. He died in 2015 at the age of 83, but he was also a prolific author and he pretty single-handedly resurrected the art form of case studies.

Your showrunner spoke at TCA about how, when he pitched the show to NBC, he knew what the pilot was, what Season 1 would be, and what the plan for the series would be. How much of that plan are you aware of? Do you even want to know that much information? 'Brilliant Minds' Has Been a Different Experience for Zachary Quinto Than 'Heroes' Was &#x2715 Remove Ads You’re back on NBC, which definitely shaped your life and career with Heroes. How does it feel to be back on TV at that network, when the TV landscape has changed so much, in the time between just those two shows? How different do you feel, as an actor and as a person?

It’s nice to see an openly gay character leading a primetime network TV show and I love that we get to see some bits of what his personal life might look like. Is that something you wanted to take the time to explore on this show? Did you want to find that balance of the procedural with the personal?

Zachary Quinto Is Grateful He Was Able To Convince Susan Nimoy to Guest on 'Brilliant Minds' Close &#x2715 Remove Ads Yes, this is a procedural, in the sense that you’re exploring different cases every week, but these are cases that are so interesting that they don’t necessarily have an answer or a cure, which allows for possibilities of great guest stars.

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