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William Shatner on his Acting Career

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    Actor William Shatner on his long career as an actor and the current political environment.

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Audiences well have you -- surprised with -- -- -- now.

I mean so it's an idea what the -- my main character here resigned in my you know but after Star Trek and on and on the movies and I will comment winding -- -- hooker -- -- -- moment.

But you'd just kept going and don't want -- -- Which particular.

And you -- Is that your posse just keep going at it.

I don't know there's no slots that I feel good I -- create something I think it's something to do so -- Israel do that and world.

But your characters is so different and I don't know whether the Denny Crane character which is kind of it's sort of like Ronald Reagan on steroids with an anger management issue -- And I just wonder.

Is that closer to you is that heroic captain -- figure closer -- I've always wanted to know.

Well they're all idealized.

Aspects in the reactor can't get beyond -- so.

In December humanity can't imagine anything about what we know -- -- and therefore we're stunted by their imagination of singled out in studies we won't get every actor can't do any more than what he knows what to do.

If you -- an angry person knows anger if you didn't.

Intelligent Domino's has done this.

In the reactor can only go to the furthest aspects of his own character otherwise -- somebody else.

You know what we're seeing a lot.

Not denouncing your your old but old journal I it stars that it would definitely.

They -- I have no baby has been around 79.

I'm -- OK OK yes.

It's like Edwards surge in some of all of older actors that in the older I get in this current profession build the more I'm encouraged.

You have -- big -- what's going on.

But you don't -- you -- you're it.

Career is based on experience and and I've seen that's -- -- this is going to happen.

And I'd buy that if you want to sell abroad it yeah using your career is it is my experience you have that a better raw data.

It doesn't necessarily follow that the -- is going to get work because he's experience.

It's a good point and Reid's tenacity does help you know -- Your good communicators.

And I don't want -- -- so this is steel provides -- politics but it's someone who's very good at staying.

In the public died and staying in -- to them in the public got any tips firm -- our politicians -- writers strike today how they can.

Beyond message make themselves more endearing or is it such a -- is that is -- that everyone.

Just take the other night.

-- wouldn't -- be a shock.

Wouldn't it be incredible.

-- term politicians from the opposite parties say you know I firmly believe in what I believe.

-- the circumstances.

-- -- eight compromise here if you will compromise.

-- -- Shock -- that would send out to throughout the country and the -- guide people -- back in by the by the middle.

-- each of the parties as against being extreme on both since.

I don't see it happening DM in this environment.

I don't understand why can't diamond guided well.

I wouldn't and -- politicians say.

I'm willing to become addicted to bargain on this if you -- on the special real democracy -- What happened.

Well I'll everywhere captain card member negotiated points well negotiator could have negotiated Tahoe open market -- -- it.

So what happens now in this could be seen so many changes I mean when you -- -- we need the Internet start practice that was just what our space.

I'm gonna tell you don't -- was what happens tell you what's gonna happen.

The American people have an innate intelligence.

And knowledge -- -- and a sense of of political correctness.

-- -- -- American public will Begin to exert themselves and America has always done it.

The past come from some extreme point and come armed to find a middle ground find -- reasonable rational approach and that's what's going to happen.

All right I assets of so we did that would Barack Obama in the last election you -- don't -- that now well no.

Now.

We need more time obviously the so you if you had your druthers you'd give -- more time.

Yes politics that's where I would go.

What is.

But it would you look at Hollywood today dull and and and but obviously losing the most -- -- come back.

We've seen some big films so you know it's -- needed everyone's -- 3-D and all these high tech comes it and you know that the kind of films that you started with would Star -- when the most of -- to sort of now their their commonplace but very expensive to do.

On and there's a lot more capital at risk in Hollywood do you think that's why.

So many run these houses movie houses are are -- and these media giants are so nervous about what they commit money.

Well of course.

It's because the initial investment and all these CGI effects are so expense -- a hundred million dollars a 15200.

Billion dollars but -- summer whether they're gonna make.

A half a billion dollars to break even.

So what do you -- when they do the start -- recalls I guess they're calling -- like you was a young guy in the I guess signaled back conceal like incidents but.

They're trying to tie it to yeah things that people know and love just to ensure themselves up some revenue but.

We're seeing something else happening.

Which is the small independent films being made that -- Are garnering the prizes and making money as well because the cost lynch.

I think we will preserve for our.

Oracle -- statistics tell us.

-- the attendants has gone down somewhat.

It will go back up the the movies.

On escaped.

And there -- these -- the times to escape from.

A lot as a successful actors like yourself -- Dublin politics Ronald Reagan of course stands -- would host of -- if you toyed around with it looked at.

Nobody's right tripled in the past we have politicians do that -- -- yes and -- -- just deserve.

Such.

Please go to that -- I was I have.

No I -- -- -- -- -- Canadian that I can't vote here but I don't have an opinion.

-- Sadly I Cambodian genocide regulated here.

So I him.

My my franchise has been dislocated.

Well I had on the -- -- -- worry about it's a hell -- a record in the history and a friend says looking forward to seeing in New York on Broadway.

I don't foresee new and your many listeners February 16 -- march 4 responsibly if we will be there is to models sold out already all right.

Thank you very much we'll tell you very much --

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