William Shatner
William Shatner
William "Bill" Shatneris a Canadian actor, author, producer, and director...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth22 March 1931
CityMontreal, Canada
CountryCanada
No matter how prosaic something is that you've done and been a part of again and again, there is so much more there that you haven't seen.
exists longer mystery technical technology
When you've done the technical part, you're then into the joy, the zen, into being. Technology no longer exists for you. You're then into the mystery of the thing you're doing.
bag cast instead people playing since work
Instead of playing something heavily, I play it lightly. Since people like to cast cyclically, once you've done one thing, people want to put you in that bag again. And since I want to work, I let it happen.
aware books fast maybe movies running shows work
I was always working. Maybe you weren't aware of the movies I was making, or the television I was doing, or the shows I was creating, or the books I was writing; there have been thirty. But I have always been solidly at work, running as fast as I can.
The only subject I know anything about is myself and I don't know that too clearly.
burn demise fear glorious illness
My fear is dying badly, through illness or injury. But what a glorious demise it would be to burn up in space.
opportunity
If I'm given an opportunity to do something, I do it. Or else I fool around with it.
people
I like making people laugh. It comes off and shines in everything I do.
life
At 40, I went to bed for three days. I thought my life is over.
relationship
The longer I go about living, I see it's the relationship that is most meaningful.
fallen human might took worst
Regret is the worst human emotion. If you took another road, you might have fallen off a cliff. I'm content.
across backs frequently running
I frequently dream of being on these horses' backs and running across a field. And the horse and I are one.
gonna including repeating
I'm gonna reveal something to you that's going to come as a shock: If you're a stupid young man, you're usually a stupid old man. Most people, including myself, keep repeating the same mistakes.
attitude became comments felt success
Over the years, I've become barraged by comments from people, such as, 'Beam me up, Scotty!' and I became defensive. I felt they were derisive and engendered an attitude. I am grateful for the success, but didn't want to be mocked.