Our friends over at AMC have a wonderful interview with The MAN – William Shatner. He talks about his last Emmy winning performance on “Boston Legal,” his new show “Shatner’s Raw Nerve” and his not-so-real freud with director/producer/writer J.J. Abrams.
Here is just a sampling:
Q: Why did you decide to host an interview show?
Bill: Over the years there have been many people I would have liked to talk to, people like Marlin Brando or Laurence Olivier, and I thought it was short-sighted of me not to make an approach. But I was too shy and lacked the courage, and then they passed away. So with this show, I’m able to talk to people I’m interested in and have that conversation.
Q: Who’s been your favorite interview so far?
Bill: Well they’re all good, and I don’t want to put the word “favorite” on it. But things that come to mind? Jenna Jameson — whose name you may know.
Q: You recently wrote a Star Trek novel, Collision Course, about Kirk and Spock’s early days. Was this a response to J.J. Abrams’ movie in any way?
Bill: No this preceded that. Collision Course was an attempt to make a history for the young Captain Kirk and Spock. It was my concept of how it all began. Paramount allowed me to go my own way, but what they didn’t do was publicize the book. So it kind of hung there, but at least my history of the early years is now out.
Q: So what’s this feud with J.J. Abrams really all about?
Bill: There’s more of a game going on than most people realize. The game reached its apex when J.J. said somewhere on-camera “When did my life become William Shatner talking to me on YouTube?”
For the full interview GO HERE
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