William Shatner

These people who come to Comic-Con and dress up - all across the country, the rest of the population who doesn't understand are scoffing at them.

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.

Energy is the key to creativity. Energy is the key to life.

I've never been without a dog. I've made trips across the country with a dog.

Every day I realized I would not be a star.

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.

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.

The ability to breathe the air and drink the water will be what the wars will be about from here on in. And it's coming with alarming rapidity.

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.

If we can clean up our world, I'll bet you we can achieve warp drive.

A director is a choreographer, both politically and creatively.

I don't think in terms of God.

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.

You need to be silly to be funny.

Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that 'Star Trek' became. It's still almost impossible to imagine.

Why does the lizard stick his tongue out? The lizard sticks its tongue out because that's the way its listening and looking and tasting its environment. It's its means of appreciating what's in front of it.

You have to create your life. You have to carve it, like a sculpture.

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.

I've been breeding Dobies for years. Almost won the breed in Westminster at one time.

I didn't realize that, in doing a documentary, there is this process of discovery. It's not like a film or a play with a set script. It sort of reveals itself.