Acting is easier - writing is more creative. The lazy man vies with the industrious.

Quote by William Shatner

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Remember - you can't beam through a force field. So, don't try it.

Remember - you can't beam through a force field. So, don't try it.

Sci-fi films are the epic films of the day because we can no longer put...

Sci-fi films are the epic films of the day because we can no longer put...

When I did the film Generations, in which the character died, I felt like a...

When I did the film Generations, in which the character died, I felt like a...

The basic quality that any great story must have is a story that illustrates the...

The basic quality that any great story must have is a story that illustrates the...

I think of doing a series as very hard work. But then I've talked to...

I think of doing a series as very hard work. But then I've talked to...

I think the acting satisfies the need and desire for approval.

I think the acting satisfies the need and desire for approval.

No, I don't regret anything at this point. That may change on the next phone...

No, I don't regret anything at this point. That may change on the next phone...

I think making a good film shot is joyful.

I think making a good film shot is joyful.

Spencer Tracy was a man who did very much what I do on a set,...

Spencer Tracy was a man who did very much what I do on a set,...

I'm a performer, comedian, entertainer, writer and director.

I'm a performer, comedian, entertainer, writer and director.

I enjoyed reading all the classic authors like Isaac Asimov and Bradbury.

I enjoyed reading all the classic authors like Isaac Asimov and Bradbury.

Here's something pompous - you take your day and artistically create it, so every moment...

Here's something pompous - you take your day and artistically create it, so every moment...

How do I stay so healthy and boyishly handsome? It's simple. I drink the blood...

How do I stay so healthy and boyishly handsome? It's simple. I drink the blood...

Captain Kirk has been a source of pleasure and income for a long time.

Captain Kirk has been a source of pleasure and income for a long time.

Writing is truly a creative art - putting word to a blank piece of paper...

Writing is truly a creative art - putting word to a blank piece of paper...

If you read my books, especially the Star Trek books and the Quest for Tomorrow...

If you read my books, especially the Star Trek books and the Quest for Tomorrow...

All in all, Kirk's character is something I am very proud of.

All in all, Kirk's character is something I am very proud of.

Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that 'Star Trek' became. It's still almost impossible to...

Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that 'Star Trek' became. It's still almost impossible to...

There's an ecstasy about doing something really good on film: the composition of a shot,...

There's an ecstasy about doing something really good on film: the composition of a shot,...

I was built for the long run, not for the short dash, I guess.

I was built for the long run, not for the short dash, I guess.