To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be humane.
“You want to try and bring a character to life in an honest a way as you possibly can. It doesn't matter whether he's a doctor, an actor, a car salesman or a captain of a starship. If you can bring truth and honesty to that character, then your audience will believe you.”