William Shatner is a Canadian actor, director, producer and author. He has had a long television career and is the face of the Star Trek franchise. Shatner became a household name by portraying the role of Captain of the USS Enterprise ‘James Kirk’ in the hit series ‘Star Trek’. He is also the co-writer of numerous novels in the Star Trek universe. The most popular of his written work has to be the TekWars, which not surprisingly, did make its way into television. He also played prominent roles in several other hit series such as ‘Rescue 911’, ‘The Practice’ and ‘Boston Legal’. This Television Hall of Fame inductee has bagged several precious accolades such as Golden Globe Award, Emmy Award (twice), Saturn Award (twice), Golden Raspberry Award (twice), Prism Award and many more. Along with these honors, Shatner also has a star in the Hollywood and Canadian Walk of Fame. Since he has had a long acting career and given several popular TV series and films, many of his characters have become very popular. We have collected some of the most famous of William Shantner quotes that have come through either his popular characters or through his observations on several subjects, and also his interviews and publications. Here are some the most popular quotes from this American television icon, highlighting his thoughts and sayings.
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.
William Shatner
I frequently dream of being on these horses' backs and running across a field. And the horse and I are one.
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.
The possibilities that are suggested in quantum physics tell us that everything that we're looking at may not be in fact there, so the underlying nature of being is weird.
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)
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.