One of the reasons I think Dukat is such an amazing villain is because he’s given a million chances to become a better person, and becomes even worse every time.
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"Avery is a very soulful, deep spirit. I'm not quite sure where Avery is pointing his energies, but there's a lot of energy there. We've done great work together. I've really come to love him. He rises to the occasion with me, as I do with him." - Marc Alaimo: Starlog, October 1998.
Despite playing mortal enemies on screen, Avery Brooks and Marc Alaimo actually had a good relationship in real life. To those who had seen them together at conventions, they seemed very cordial, and Marc was even spotted in the audience at Avery's jazz concert in 2012.
Unfortunately, some people struggle to understand that actors are not their characters and wrongly believe that Marc Alaimo was awful to work with to the point where Avery Brooks punched him in the face.
While there was indeed an incident during the shooting, all parties involved consistently stated it was unintentional. In his book "Makeup Man," Michael Westmore relates that Marc wanted to perform his own stunt but couldn't avoid the punch, and Avery was the first to the rescue. The consequence was a minor swelling, not a broken jaw, as some imaginative people have suggested.
Marc was taken to the hospital and Avery felt terrible about it. "They thought I had broken something. But fortunately, I got away with two black eyes." - Marc Alaimo: Star Trek Monthly, July 1999.
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“AAAHHHH, [INSERT CHARACTER NAME HERE]!”
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Dirty Harry telling Gul Dukat what happened to the last Cardassian who caused trouble in his jurisdiction.
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