William Shatner

We were basically one and the same, although Jim [Kirk] was just about perfect, and, of course, I am perfect.

What he tells his kids about money: Don't buy anything on time, and that includes cars and houses. (Money magazine, 2007)

On his most memorable money mistake: When I was a young actor at Canada's Stratford Festival, one of the older actors told me that Canadian uranium is the future and you must buy into it. So I bought it on Thursday with the entire $500 I had saved. The following day, the Canadian prime minister said the country would no longer buy uranium. I was wiped out. It actually hurt my performance on stage. Since then, I've led a very conservative financial life.

[when asked how long he foresees himself acting; Starlog magazine, 1986] I'll work as an actor until I die. But I do see myself spending less time acting and more time doing other things.

[on the pyrotechnic opening to the 2012 Juno Awards] Sure there were flames, but if the drummer survived, what's the point?

[When asked if he wore a hairpiece] It's a question that I find like asking somebody, "Did you have a breast implant?" or "When did you get your lobotomy?".

[on the death of Leonard Nimoy] I loved him like a brother. We will all miss his humor, his talent, and his capacity to love.

I'm not going to have a tombstone. I'm going to be tossed in the air. Ashes tossed like a salad.