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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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...

A director is a choreographer, both politically and creatively.

A director is a choreographer, both politically and creatively.

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

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

I think the supernatural is a catch-all for everything we don't understand about the vast...

I think the supernatural is a catch-all for everything we don't understand about the vast...

A series is filled with compromises.

A series is filled with compromises.

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.

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.

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 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...

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.

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.

Oh, for God's sake... get a life, will you?

Oh, for God's sake... get a life, will you?

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 think the acting satisfies the need and desire for approval.

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

The good life is one that's artistically made.

The good life is one that's artistically made.

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 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 hate flying, flat out hate its guts.

I hate flying, flat out hate its guts.

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...

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...