Television and Cinema Verities #86

"I never thought of Maya as a role model, perhaps because in my life I have never been held back from doing something just because I am a woman.  I'm thrilled that she is seen by many as a role model, but I did not intend it that way.  Perhaps because Maya was an alien, she was allowed to do more than 'human' women were at the time."

- Catherine Schell discusses Maya as role model, in an interview in my book, Exploring Space:1999 (1997), page 92.