Spencer Tracy was a man who did very much what I do on a set, and that is, he comes down and he does his job, and then he goes back to his dressing room.

Quote by William Shatner

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

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

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...

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.

If saving money is wrong, I don't want to be right!

If saving money is wrong, I don't want to be right!

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

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

I've got rock 'n' roll in my blood.

I've got rock 'n' roll in my blood.

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 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.

I think making a good film shot is joyful.

I think making a good film shot is joyful.

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.

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...

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...

I hate flying, flat out hate its guts.

I hate flying, flat out hate its guts.

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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...

A series is filled with compromises.

A series is filled with compromises.