George Takei has gone from flying a starship around the universe to becoming everyone’s cool uncle.

The original Star Trek cast member’s transformation has come thanks, in large part, to his lively and funny social media presence, something he credited to four “terrific” and “underpaid” staffers in a recent Ask Me Anything.

“I have staffers who help me source and collect much of what is on my feed, as obviously it is too much for one person to handle,” he said in the AMA. “The commentary is mine.”

The 78-year-old actor also spoke about his Broadway debut in the musical Allegiance, a fictionalized account of his time as a child in a World War II Japanese-American internment camp.

Of course, Takei couldn’t do an AMA without answering a few questions about the science-fiction franchise that launched his acting career. He talked about how the late James Doohan, “Scotty” from the original series and films, was his favorite cast mate (“He was a wonderful actor, down to earth friend, and a guy who taught me a lot about drinking”) and revealed that he hasn’t been asked to participate in the new Star Trek TV series to launch in 2017 (“But I have my wish: That I could come back as an alien being and play a different role”).

Here are a few more highlights from Takei’s AMA:

On Starring in Another Star Trek Film

On the Recently Announced Star Trek TV Series

On Personal Star Trek Movie Memorabilia

On Approaching His Role in Allegiance

On Working on Broadway

On What Further Social Changes He Hopes to See

On What He Likes to Do in His Free Time

On What Year in His Life He’d Like to Relive

On His Current Celebrity Crush

On William Shatner

On Leonard Nimoy

On Not Letting the Internet Get You Down

On His Favorite Joke

Check out George Takei’s full Ask Me Anything for more about his life and his appearances on The Howard Stern Show.