William Shatner
William Shatner
William "Bill" Shatneris a Canadian actor, author, producer, and director...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth22 March 1931
CityMontreal, Canada
CountryCanada
success wall wind
What have I done? I've blundered my way through life. So I have my picture on the wall. The minute I die, that picture will start to yellow and fade and eventually be gone. Blown in the wind and become part of the molecular structure of something else. These things we see as "success," they're non-accomplishments.
attitude struggle joy
And that works for me. So that if this is it, you better take it at its right proportion. That there are serious things, but most things are temporal and ephemeral, and you should cultivate that attitude. That joy and love and all the verities are what counts. So I try not to take too many things seriously, and if I find myself caught up in the seriousness of the moment, within a period of time, I'm able to cajole myself out of it.
dad father action
My dad was good with actions.
actors rehearsal want
You cannot begin to imagine the shock I had when I came down on the floor for the first time. First of all, there's this whole thing about playing sitcom comedy. I didn't want to do the sitcom thing, but I didn't know what else to do. I went slowly. We went through the week of rehearsal, then we got on the floor with the cameras, which I'm used to because of my experience in the old days. Then came camera day, with an audience, and it was stunning, enthralling, exciting and chaotic. I had never experienced anything like that before, as an actor. I was part minstrel, part actor.
thinking appreciate desire
I think the acting satisfies the need and desire for approval.
bitcoin currency cyber
So bitcoin is cyber snob currency...
down-and pants fool
If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking your pants down. And if you do take your pants down, you can still do it with dignity.
memories journey markers
Memories were the markers of the journey through life. It was necessary to know where you had come from. Only then could you know where you were going.
destiny free-will conundrums
The conundrum of free will and destiny has always kept me dangling.
long
The truth can't be hidden for long.
silent jokes
There were many times when I kept silent about being Jewish as I got older, when Jewish jokes were told.
movie esperanto actors
I did a movie in Esperanto.
feet might aim-high
You might as well aim high. Why shoot yourself in the foot when you can shoot yourself in the head?
easy conquest
Conquest is easy. Control is not.