Leonard Nimoy titled his 1977 autobiography I Am Not Spock, referencing the Star Trek role that, in its own way, became a pair of velvet handcuffs.
Indeed, for actors, few parts better sum up the conundrum they can face – eager to find a steady role that propels them into the public consciousness, only to become at least partially shackled in terms of the doors that association closes.
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