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

Quote by William Shatner

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I think making a good film shot is joyful.

I think making a good film shot is joyful.

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

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

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.

A series is filled with compromises.

A series is filled with compromises.

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...

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

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

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.

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 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.

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...

I hate flying, flat out hate its guts.

I hate flying, flat out hate its guts.

The good life is one that's artistically made.

The good life is one that's artistically made.

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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

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

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...

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.