Leonard Nimoy took issue with how Gene Roddenberry wanted Spock to be portrayed in Star Trek, and it apparently resulted in the actor almost walking away from the role that cemented his career. The surprising story comes from a director who worked on the iconic episode, "The Corbomite Maneuver."
Director Joseph Sargent spoke about the dispute between the creatives in the book The Fifty-Year Mission — The First 25 Years. The beloved late actor was said to have been frustrated, since playing a character like Spock meant having to deny his every instinct to embody the role more performatively. He went to creator Gene Roddenberry to discuss his frustration (via Woman's World.com), and according to Sargent:
