One of the advantages of being a captain is being able to ask for advice without necessarily having to take it.

Quote by William Shatner

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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...

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.

The good life is one that's artistically made.

The good life is one that's artistically made.

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

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

A series is filled with compromises.

A series is filled with compromises.

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...

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

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

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...

And I enjoyed the celebrity and the creativity that was involved in Star Trek.

And I enjoyed the celebrity and the creativity that was involved in Star Trek.

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

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

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

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

Babies have big heads and big eyes, and tiny little bodies with tiny little arms...

Babies have big heads and big eyes, and tiny little bodies with tiny little arms...

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...

In my proudest moments, I think I had a real hand in the creative force...

In my proudest moments, I think I had a real hand in the creative force...

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...

If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking...

If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking...

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...

I also derive a great deal of pleasure from horses and dogs... the ocean... and...

I also derive a great deal of pleasure from horses and dogs... the ocean... and...

But if you want to know the truth, the weirdest thing that has happened has...

But if you want to know the truth, the weirdest thing that has happened has...

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,...