February 2: Notable Births and Deaths, with Quotes

Let’s explore notable birth and death anniversaries for February 2.

Brent Spiner, actor (February 2, 1949–present)

“I think that sooner or later, they’re going to do a reboot, a motion picture version of ‘Next Generation,’ and cast some young guys in our parts.” —Brent Spiner
Armstrong, Vanessa. “Brent Spiner Talks Playing Evil on Star Trek & Whether There Should Be a ‘The Next Generation’ Reboot.” SYFY, February 16, 2021, https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/brent-spiner-star-trek-the-next-generation-reboot-book-interview.

“The idea of a Space Force to explore and find some place for us to live that’s habitable isn’t a terrible idea. And I’m pretty sure that the first big ship they sent out will be called the Enterprise.” —Brent Spiner
Armstrong, Vanessa. “Brent Spiner Talks Playing Evil on Star Trek & Whether There Should Be a ‘The Next Generation’ Reboot.” SYFY, February 16, 2021, https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/brent-spiner-star-trek-the-next-generation-reboot-book-interview.

Graham Nash, singer and songwriter (February 2, 1942–present)

“I want to capture moments in both music and in photography. I want to be invisible. I want people to smile when they’re listening, or looking at an image.” —Graham Nash
Prato, Greg. “Graham Nash.” Songfacts, November 17, 2021, https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/graham-nash.

“I think in a hundred years’ time, when people are looking back at this century and what happened in music, they are probably going to remember The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and they’re definitely going to remember Joni Mitchell.” —Graham Nash
Prato, Greg. “Graham Nash.” Songfacts, November 17, 2021, https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/graham-nash.

“I’m always trying to make music, make you feel how I felt when I very first heard The Everly Brothers in 1957. When I first heard ‘Bye Bye Love,’ my life changed instantly.” —Graham Nash
Prato, Greg. “Graham Nash.” Songfacts, November 17, 2021, https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/graham-nash.

Gene Kelly, actor and dancer (August 23, 1912–February 2, 1996)

“In the 1930s there was this tendency in Hollywood to portray everyone as rich. Even if they were doing a poor man’s dance, they were all so nicely clothed, gowned, coiffured. That’s why I decided to wear white socks, loafers, T-shirts, and blue jeans.” —Gene Kelly
Rochlin, Margy and Lieb, Lauren. “New Again: Gene Kelly.” Interview, June 26, 2013, https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/new-again-gene-kelly.

“In film, a dancer should always be shot from head to toe, because that way you can see the whole body and that is the art of dancing. Nowadays they shoot the nose. Left nostril. Right nostril. Hand. Foot. Bust. Derrière. The film prevents you from determining who is a good dancer and who is not. When they do let them sustain on screen from head to toe, though, then you know they must think the person is a good dancer.” —Gene Kelly
Rochlin, Margy and Lieb, Lauren. “New Again: Gene Kelly.” Interview, June 26, 2013, https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/new-again-gene-kelly.

“I studied dancing from the time I was a kid, but I was pushed into it by my mother. My brothers and I had to fight our way to and from dancing school.” —Gene Kelly
Rochlin, Margy and Lieb, Lauren. “New Again: Gene Kelly.” Interview, June 26, 2013, https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/new-again-gene-kelly.

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