How many times can you put together 26 different stories without running out?
Meaning of the quote
The quote is asking how many different stories you can create using only 26 letters of the alphabet. Even though the number of letters is fixed, the possible combinations and stories are endless. Just like how you can use the same 26 letters to write millions of unique words and sentences, the creative possibilities are limitless when you put those stories together.
About Rene Auberjonois
Rene Marie Murat Auberjonois was an American actor, best known for playing Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nineand Clayton Endicott III on Benson (1979-1986).
He first achieved fame as a stage actor, winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 1970 for his portrayal of Sebastian Baye opposite Katharine Hepburn in the Andre Previn-Alan Jay Lerner musical Coco.
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I’m never going to retire.
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I don’t really think of Odo as a heroic lead, but that’s nice if you do.
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I did a voice for Odo, but people don’t recognize you by your voice.
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I would hardly call myself an artist in that sense; I doodle, I draw, I’m not a trained artist, I couldn’t sit down and do an accurate portrait of anyone.
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I just wait for something to present itself, and then I consider it.
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