William Shatner

William Shatner

28 quotes

William Shatner is a Canadian actor, born 1931, whose eloquence matched a remarkable career. Celebrated for his portrayal of Captain James T, William Shatner brought that same intensity to the written and spoken word. Browse 29 quotes by William Shatner that cover ground from Death, Nature, Marriage, Dad, and Change. To get a sense of their style, try: "If saving money is wrong, I don't want to be right!"

“You need to be silly to be funny.”

— William Shatner

Funny

All Quotes by William Shatner

“I love technology.”

— William Shatner

Technology

“Divorce is probably as painful as death.”

— William Shatner

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

Death

“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

Family

“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

Marriage

“Well-written words are music.”

— William Shatner

Music

“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

Sad

“Death is an absolute marvel.”

— William Shatner

Death

“I think of doing a series as very hard work. But then I've talked to coal miners, and that's really hard work.”

— William Shatner

Work

“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

Computers

“You need to be silly to be funny.”

— William Shatner

Funny

“My dad died of a stroke.”

— William Shatner

Dad

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

— William Shatner

Money

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

— William Shatner

Marriage

“But if you want to know the truth, the weirdest thing that has happened has been my discovery that people who attend the conventions are filled with love.”

— William Shatner

Truth

“Success should always be just beyond your grasp.”

— William Shatner

Success

“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

Business

“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

Art

“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

Dreams

“My dad was good with actions.”

— William Shatner

Dad