#si

The mysteriousness and mystique of space is such, that science fiction attempts to tantalize you by telling you a story that could possibly be out there and that's the appeal of science fiction. ↗

— William Shatner

#attempts #could #fiction #mystique #out

The name Shatner is Austrian and partly Germanic, and there's Germanic reticence and silence perhaps, but there is passion underneath. ↗

— William Shatner

#germanic #name #partly #passion #perhaps

There's a joy and a pain about directing where the dreams you have are becoming concrete but the attention to detail, the need for time is such that it's overwhelming at times, and the stream of responsibility. ↗

— William Shatner

#attention #becoming #concrete #detail #directing

There's an ecstasy about doing something really good on film: the composition of a shot, the drama within the shot, the texture... It's palpable. ↗

— William Shatner

#composition #doing #drama #ecstasy #film

Things people say strike me as amusing, and I am prone to saying out loud what everybody's thinking. ↗

— William Shatner

#amusing #everybody #i #i am #loud

On every side, and at every hour of the day, we came up against the relentless limitations of pioneer life. ↗

— Anna Howard Shaw

#came #day #every #hour #life

Now one of two things is true: Either a republic is a desirable form of government, or else it is not. ↗

— Anna Howard Shaw

#either #else #form #government #now

I once saw my mother playing Mary Magdalene in a parish event. But she had to put the role aside in order to go and front the choir who were singing at the same occasion. She left the stage halfway through the Crucifixion. ↗

— Fiona Shaw

#choir #crucifixion #event #front #go

Like a lot of Irish households we read a lot of Irish history. It was almost Soviet, raising the next generation with a mythic view of their history. ↗

— Fiona Shaw

#generation #history #households #irish #like

My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the piano, badly, and cello. My brother Peter played violin. ↗

— Fiona Shaw

#badly #bassist #brother #cello #double