I love Star Trek and I love Spock and I love that I am able to wish the man who played Spock a happy 78th birthday today!

Nimoy’s place in pop culture history is secured and it seems as though people who may not have ever watched Star Trek still know who Spock is and what it means to live long and prosper (as is evidenced by Reese Witherspoon’s hand signal in this picture).

I can’t wait to see him in the new Star Trek movie this May (I hope the film is good!)

So enjoy the wonderful Spock/Nimoy clip below and be sure to takepart with the Nimoy Foundation - an organization Nimoy founded that gives money to artists.

the second part of the interview is after the jump!