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Actor William Shatner weighs in on his career as an entertainer, author and spokesperson for Priceline.
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Bill thank you for coming outside -- I apologize for the calls.
Not that you name doing enough yeah no I don't this -- mobile witness in the Canadian weather dependent but that's exactly right.
Bill after all the years you've been in this business and -- full disclosure here ADV look incredible full disclosure that's.
Do you did you imagine this is where you'd be in your career this busy.
Working as much as you're still working writing well according you see.
I had I had no expectation.
-- don't think at one worries about one's health.
All the time.
That's a deep concern and building your get.
The fear is dying badly.
I -- a like.
Picture on.
And we'll looked on the stage ever thought -- was being funny.
Was actually -- all of dies suddenly and and and and without any recrimination.
About death that could well we oppose all when I don't have debt that we have like you we have all in all of this is typical with you if I'm not -- in.
I was looking online earlier in the name across it was website at fifteen -- fifteen greatest leaders throughout history James T.
-- was one of I think everyone ever find out how you think that the character -- -- -- You why.
And that's sort of recent discovery.
Been directing documentaries of late and -- well I've just completed as being -- now I'm calling a fan addicts to discover.
Who was going to the -- -- conventions -- why and why ultimately discovered office.
That -- biggest in essence of -- And it's a modern cultural -- And the people who go to the conventions -- new.
Partake in Star Trek and -- in those costumes and put on that make up and go for the -- corporate dissipating in the ritual.
And it's what dose of common Campbell used to call it here with a thousand faces.
The -- and I guess captain here is a mythical hero to a lot of people.
But.
Very very much so you've got a new book out yarn about an autobiography this is -- Shatner -- yes that Peru funny book.
With him with some observations that are I hope bring some people some.
Some advice.
Ideas that I have at the same time you're gonna laugh out loud has that been the key to -- Continuing to act and reinvent yourself is you there is a willingness there you -- poke fun at yourself well -- a great deal to poke -- The listen.
Life is ironic the fact that we think it's so important little.
In this who lives.
And they're alive -- 74.
Years is that I've extended that a little bit.
We think it's so -- it is it's it's it's a non entity.
In a way yet to yet it's extremely important -- on the level to ourselves the fact that we have that content.
You have to be aware that.
That it's really a joke.
Life is an ironic joke in many ways and you've got -- Keep that.
That in mind.
And certainly the relationship and Priceline has upgrade.
-- career benefit and financial -- -- conduct.
Survive the dotcom bubble.
For one reason only it's a great company offers -- not here it is they could detonate a back up after an early I would have if the cameras were -- Well certainly -- campaign as.
With me in that has to raise the awareness.
Priceline.
But Priceline is a great company.
Head of offers -- -- and the stock.
Talking to.
The business.
Your business.
Capacity the stock.
Portrays.
The value of that company.
How much linked to make comment I didn't really make anything everybody in that dot com company.
Who got stock and wrote it up and couldn't divest.
And then wrote it down and then -- -- -- constantly it was worth and who knew that of all the dotcom companies have failed -- priceline.com.
Would rise again and so we -- everybody was caught by surprise no stopping them what's next.
One man show I've got a dvd called the captain's.
Which debuted the film to be -- be viewed in in New York here several months ago it's a examination all the actors.
Who played in Star -- the captain's.
And I came -- this mythological right on premise doing that.
One man show in Canada gonna -- -- the major Canadian city development.
And games.
Apps.
All that's a wonderfully industries.
It was great to see thank you let me hear comebacks and promise that.
It.
