It is not uncommon for an actor to avoid watching their own work, and it seems that Star Trek legend William Shatner is one of them as the star revealed that he has never watched most of the episodes of the classic sci-fi show he starred in. As the first, and to many fans the greatest, Star Trek Captain, Shatner will forever be associated with the show and along with the likes of Leonard Nimoy, George Takei and Nichelle Nichols among others helped create a franchise that is going strong almost 60 years later.
As well as appearing in the first iteration of Star Trek for just three years between 1966 and 1969, Shatner’s legacy was further cemented by many other appearances in the franchise as well the almost obligatory fan events and conventions. Shatner appeared in a total of seven Star Trek Movies, from 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture through to 1994’s Star Trek: Generations, which saw the character of Kirk killed off, and also voiced the character in a 1973 animated series as well as many video games.
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Having recently become the oldest man to travel into space with Jeff Bezos, which he recorded a documentary about, Shatner recently spoke with The Keene Sentinel and obviously discussed his best-known role. At one point he mentioned the amount of questions he is asked from audiences about the show, and admitted that most of the time the audience know more about it than he does because it was a long time since he made them, and he doesn’t really watch them. He explained:
“It’s been so long—(the audience) remembers far more than I do. Many of them have seen episodes all these years old just recently that I may not have seen at all because I don’t like to look at myself on-screen. Of the 70-something hours I did (as Captain Kirk) I may have seen half or less.”
At 90, William Shatner Is Still Pushing Boundaries and Not Planning on Retiring Yet
Having been in the entertainment industry for over 70 years, William Shatner has probably done and seen it all, but that doesn’t mean he is quitting yet, even if he knows exactly what it means to be getting older. He revealed in an interview with CDC Radio Q exactly how he feels about reaching the milestone age of 90, and he doesn’t like it at all. He said:
“It’s disgusting. It’s a disgusting number. I mean, I don’t like 90. When I heard that 90 was coming up, I thought, ‘What the heck is that?’ I remember 90 way back when I was in Canada and I thought, ‘90! People don’t live till 90.’ And here I am. Getting older is terrifying. That shaft of fear hits you. Like, wait a minute, I don’t know where I’m going. I’m totally lost. I totally don’t know where I’m going and what I’m doing. I had that for a moment — a split second."
