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
character guests firsts
When I did the film Generations, in which the character died, I felt like a guest for the first time. That made me very sad.
character play giving
Even one word, or certainly one sentence, should be able to describe the basic characteristic that the scene has, or the character has, or the story has. And then you begin to detail that one spine, and you have offshoots from that spine, and it becomes more and more complex, but all of it stems from that one-word, one-line theme, which can give the character, the scene, or the play its uniqueness.
character proud kirk
All in all, Kirk's character is something I am very proud of.
character awe-and-wonder spine
I always thought that the spine of a character was awe and wonder.
philosophical character play
Within weeks of our premiere, it became obvious that Leonard [Nimoy] and the character of Spock were becoming something of a national phenomenon. ... And to be unflatteringly frank, it bugged me. ... [Then, Gene Roddenberry] said to me the wisest thing he could possibly have uttered. He said, `Don't ever fear having good and popular people around you, because they can only enhance your own performance. The more you can play to these people, the better the show.'
character meat bones
I love to evoke the bones and meat and thoughts of characters.
art character writing
Writing is truly a creative art - putting word to a blank piece of paper and ending up with a full-fledged story rife with character and plot.
capable directly leagues major minor playing
We went from playing in the very capable minor leagues directly into the major leagues.
chose radio
When it got radio play, they didn't want a six-minute cut, they wanted a three-minute cut, so they chose the song,
bits people spent
I spent years doing 'Star Trek' bits and things, and a lot of people loved it, a lot of people mocked it.
love music
I see myself as an actor with a love of music.
breeding time won
I've been breeding Dobies for years. Almost won the breed in Westminster at one time.
behind cameras front love
Everything in front of and behind the cameras was faked, ... The only thing that was real is the love we have for Riverside.
canadian-actor draw epic films longer scene thousands
Sci-fi films are the epic films of the day because we can no longer put 10,000 extras in the scene - but we can draw thousands of aliens with computers.