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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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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

One of the advantages of being a captain is being able to ask for advice...

One of the advantages of being a captain is being able to ask for advice...

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

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

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.

A series is filled with compromises.

A series is filled with compromises.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

I hate flying, flat out hate its guts.

I hate flying, flat out hate its guts.

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...