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01Undated

Given the freedom to create, everybody is creative. All of us have an innate, instinctive desire to change our environment, to put our original stamp on this world, to tell a story never told before. I’m absolutely thrilled at the moment of creativity – when suddenly I’ve synthesized my experiences, reality, and my imagination into something entirely new. But most people are too busy working on survival to find the opportunity to create. Fortunately, I’ve been freed by reputation, by the economics of success, and by emotional contentment to turn my ideas into reality. I’ve discovered that the more freedom I have to be creative, the more creative I become.

William Shatner / quote

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02Undated

Don't be afraid to make an ass of yourself. I do it all the time, and look what I got." (Spoken at a graduation ceremony while holding aloft an honorary doctoral degree from McGill University)

William Shatner / quote

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03Undated

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.

William Shatner / quote

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04Undated

Over the years, I've become barraged by comments from people, such as, 'Beam me up, Scotty!' and I became defensive. I felt they were derisive and engendered an attitude. I am grateful for the success, but didn't want to be mocked.

William Shatner / quote

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05Undated

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 / quote

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06Undated

I watch movies and sports. I can count on the fingers of my hand the number of times I have watched an hour show. I never watch a half-hour show, and I never watch myself.

William Shatner / quote

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07Undated

The mysteriousness and mystique of space is such, that science fiction attempts to tantalize you by telling you a story that could possibly be out there and that's the appeal of science fiction.

William Shatner / quote

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08Undated

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 / quote

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09Undated

I think that prog rock is the science fiction of music. Science fiction speculates on what the future might be and look like and how we'll get there, and yet there's always a central theme of humanity, or there should be. Progressive rock has the same concept of exploration into the parts of the music world that hasn't been explored.

William Shatner / quote

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10Undated

I find age such a foreign concept. I have to be reminded. I still have the extraordinary feeling of adventure, striking out into unknown fields.

William Shatner / quote

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11Undated

I love to go to a movie, get a Diet Coke and a barrel of popcorn, and sit there with my kids and watch a film.

William Shatner / quote

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12Undated

I find the whole time travel question very unsettling if you take it to its logical extension. I think it might eventually be possible, but then what happens?

William Shatner / quote

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13Undated

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 / quote

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14Undated

I love the concept of togetherness and the entwinement of marriage.

William Shatner / quote

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15Undated

You need to be silly to be funny.

William Shatner / quote

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16Undated

When I did the film Generations, in which the character died, I felt like a guest for the first time. That made me very sad.

William Shatner / quote

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17Undated

I love technology. Matches, to light a fire, is really high tech. The wheel is really one of the great inventions of all time. Other than that, I am an ignoramus about technology.

William Shatner / quote

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18Undated

When you've done the technical part, you're then into the joy, the zen, into being. Technology no longer exists for you. You're then into the mystery of the thing you're doing.

William Shatner / quote

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19Undated

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

William Shatner / quote

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20Undated

The longer I go about living, I see it's the relationship that is most meaningful.

William Shatner / quote

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21Undated

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 / quote

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22Undated

My dad was good with actions.

William Shatner / quote

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23Undated

My dad died of a stroke.

William Shatner / quote

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