Ele nunca mencionou Spock ou Nimoy em nenhuma entrevista que eu encontrei. Mas parece que ele baseou o personagem em ele mesmo , em parte.
I did grow up, as it were, inside the Royal Sheakspeare Company, and other, similar environments, so I know what he's going through, on some level....
I remember, when Sigourney and I were sitting at an autograph table at the convention, and I remember saying: "This is a bit too close for comfort"...
There were certain images and moments where you just thought: "I've lived this"
("Alan Rickman Galaxy Quest documentary")