Quotes from William Shatner

Yes, nothing says "sexy" like the names of German cities, and a few years back I was zipping by them while driving 135 mph on the Autobahn. (Keep in mind, I was wearing my seatbelt while driving at 135 mph, so in case I got into an accident, I would be trisected into three neat sections. That would make for easier cleanup; truly, the German way.)

My hope is that I can characterize something with enough emphasis that it is very different from myself, the actor. If

Death ends a life, but it does not end a relationship. —

I did, however, watch the movie I had made in the universal language of Esperanto, Incubus. I'd made it just before we started filming Star Trek, and by the time it was released, I had already forgotten how to speak the language, so like the few people who actually saw this film, I didn't understand it either.

It is the ultimate unfinished symphony, with the loose ends of life and loves to somehow be bound together.

both of us were raised in lower-middle-class Orthodox Jewish immigrant families

Life is hard; get as much free cake as you possibly can. My

I don't want people to know me. I want them to believe my version.

My boy, that was a TV show. I used a stunt double. I always use a stunt double. Except in love scenes. I insist on doing those myself.

Being an icon is overrated, remember an icon can be moved by a mouse

What does God need with a starship?

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.

Everyone knows everything about all of us. That's too much knowledge!

There exists nowhere on Earth a "soulful place" -- everywhere you are, is the soulful place. The entire world is filled with mystical qualities, including your little slice of the world. Paradise and enlightenment are always within your reach. It's joy. And you should work on filling all your years with as much joy as possible.

We'd thought we were making a TV show; instead, we had flown boldly into legend.

know that the people who live the longest and the richest lives are looking ahead and not behind.

Mysteries simply are a feast for an active mind.

But most people are too busy working on survival to find the opportunity to create.

I don't understand the concept of retirement. It's not a bad thing to savor your memories, it can be wonderful and warming, but not at the cost of losing your excitement about the future.

If you are minimal, then even a small gesture becomes a big deal.

And, while in my lifetime I've seen science make extraordinary inroads into solving the most complex questions of life, after all this time I admit that I am thrilled that there are some things that forever will remain a mystery. For example, do I wear a toupee?

Name the different types of laughter that are available to us and that's what life is all about.

The thread that has run through my life is loneliness. Even as a child I was never part of a group. I don't know why. It was not by choice. Maybe because I was Jewish in a predominantly non-Jewish school. But I was fighting all the time. I had very few friends.

It's joy. And you should work on filling all your years with as much joy as possible. Even