William Shatner Quotes

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William Shatner

Profession : Actor

Birth : March 22, 1931

When there are tiers of meaning in an ad it intrigues the audience and they look for it again and again.

William Shatner

I've been in that angst of loneliness, where you're really alone in the universe, except for the dog.

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I'm gonna reveal something to you that's going to come as a shock: If you're a stupid young man, you're usually a stupid old man. Most people, including myself, keep repeating the same mistakes.

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Divorce is probably as painful as death.

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I love horses. There's something practical and mystical about them.

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

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Getting that audience approval is always a question mark, and it's always that flag that flutters in front of you.

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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.

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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.

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I think making a good film shot is joyful.

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My fear is dying badly, through illness or injury. But what a glorious demise it would be to burn up in space.

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Babies have big heads and big eyes, and tiny little bodies with tiny little arms and legs. So did the aliens at Roswell! I rest my case.

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A tree you pass by every day is just a tree. If you are to closely examine what a tree has and the life a tree has, even the smallest thing can withstand a curiosity, and you can examine whole worlds.

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I'm surfing the giant life wave.

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So many dot-com companies were formulated on air.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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

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Success should always be just beyond your grasp.

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