29 Quotes By William Shatner


Writing is truly a creative art - putting word to a blank piece of paper and ending up with a full-fledged story rife with character and plot.
William Shatner on art

Every piece of entertainment is made with the idea that 'This is going to be terrific' and 'This is the best thing I've ever done' and then it hits the public and then the public tells you whether it's good or bad.
William Shatner on best

You and I and everybody in show business and the entertainment industry fly by the seat of our pants. We don't know quite what is going to happen.
William Shatner on business

Although I'm a business major out of McGill University, I know nothing... but then I found out much later in life, nobody knows anything.
William Shatner on business

No, I don't regret anything at this point. That may change on the next phone call, but at the moment I don't regret anything.
William Shatner on change

I don't know how I got to this point but it must be as a result of everything that has come before so if I were to change something, I might not be at this point now.
William Shatner on change

Sci-fi films are the epic films of the day because we can no longer put 10,000 extras in the scene - but we can draw thousands of aliens with computers.
William Shatner on computers

My dad was good with actions.
William Shatner on dad

My dad died of a stroke.
William Shatner on dad

Divorce is probably as painful as death.
William Shatner on death

Death is an absolute marvel.
William Shatner on death

We live in grief for having left the womb, for having left the teat, then school, then home. In my case, it was leaving marriages, and the death of my wife.
William Shatner on death

There's a joy and a pain about directing where the dreams you have are becoming concrete but the attention to detail, the need for time is such that it's overwhelming at times, and the stream of responsibility.
William Shatner on dreams

My kids say if there's any family dinner that doesn't result in somebody crying, it's not a good dinner. They cry because it helps relieve them of a guilt or some onerous emotional burden. It's like a family tradition.
William Shatner on family

You need to be silly to be funny.
William Shatner on funny

How do I stay so healthy and boyishly handsome? It's simple. I drink the blood of young runaways.
William Shatner on health

We live in grief for having left the womb, for having left the teat, then school, then home. In my case, it was leaving marriages, and the death of my wife.
William Shatner on home

Marriage is a reflection of your life in general: how you treat people, how you argue, how secure you are in your own thoughts. How vehemently do you argue your point of view? With what disdain do you view the other's point of view?
William Shatner on marriage

I love the concept of togetherness and the entwinement of marriage.
William Shatner on marriage

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