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
jobs track theatre
I proceeded to prove everybody right as to how bad an economics student I was by failing as an assistant manager in every theatre I went to that hired me, both as an assistant manager and as an actor. I lost money and tickets, and I couldn't keep track of anything. So eventually they fired me from assistant-manager jobs, but kept me on as an actor.
work
I'm just quizzical about how things work and why things are.
adept country discussion ends love music
I'm not technically adept at music, but I'd love to be part of a discussion of where progressive rock ends and country music begins.
sniff
I wanted to sniff those flowers, and fly!
It's irksome to read about someone I don't recognize. It frightens me.
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,
appreciate exploding flavor food honor shove taste time
Don't just shove food into your mouth. Taste the flavor exploding in your mouth. Appreciate the texture. Honor your food with the time you take.
capable conditions definitive feelings honest interview talking thoughts
We wanted to put something definitive down for the record, but the conditions were two friends talking one-on-one. It makes it a revealing, honest interchange of feelings and thoughts that no interview would have been capable of doing.
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.
Every day I realized I would not be a star.
casually finger gave looking remarkable skunk
At that point, looking remarkable healthy, the skunk gave me the finger (I swear!) and casually strolled back into the woods.
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.