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Zachary Quinto might be headed into otherworldly places this summer in Star Trek Into Darkness,but he says a social issue that’s near and dear to him is taking care of the Earth. He turns off the water when he is brushing his teeth and shaving, and unplugs all his chargers when they are not in use. It’s the little things that are going to add up, he said in a phone interview. Quinto is serving with Alanis Morissette as Kiehl’s Earth Day ambassadors in the beauty brand’s fifth year working with Recycle Across America. The effort aims to standardize recycling labels and collect empty grooming-product jars, and Quinto designed a limited-edition label for facial cream that serves as a fundraiser. “I felt inspired by this organization. It’s trying to make a tangible difference. Sometimes part of the challenge of getting involved in a cause is when it’s abstract,” Quinto said. Not that charities and causes aren’t asking. Quinto, also a star of TV’s Heroes, said he can feel his celebrity on the rise in the number of requests he’s getting to use his name and attend events. For him, though, the connection has to make sense, he said, ticking off elder care, animal welfare and Hurricane Sandy recovery as other issues that he supports. “I try to be judicious and I don’t want to be ubiquitous,” he said.

Jennifer Aniston may have played a terrible manager in the 2011 comedy Horrible Bosses, but in real life the actor turned-director/producer says she’s a total “pushover” when in charge. Aniston executive produced the coming television movie Call Me Crazy: A Five Film, a compilation of short films about mental illness premiering Saturday on Lifetime. At the movie’s premiere Tuesday in Los Angeles Aniston admitted she’s a hardworking, no-nonsense boss who loves seeing a film come together from the ground up. Though audiences are used to watching the Friends actress in big-budget blockbusters, Aniston finds passion projects such as Call Me Crazy most-fulfilling. “These are the things you wake up excited about,” she said. The film’s star-studded cast and directors include Jennifer Hudson, Melissa Leo and Ashley Judd.