What motivates you after 50 years in front of the camera?

What motivates you after 50 years in front of the camera?

William Shatner (Author) gives expert video advice on: Why did you become an actor?; What's the William Shatner 'Problem Solving' approach to acting?; How should an actor learn to embrace a role? and more...

Acting is a challenge and I was so sorry when I would hear that Marlon Brandon was tired and he looked down on himself, he was so full of self hatred that he became evident how much he hated himself. The latter part of his life, this wonderful genius actor who was this beautiful man with this great face and great body and he would denigrate acting all the time. And I never understood that because to me it's noble work, it's entertainment, it's the minstrel, it's the storyteller around the campfire. And if you do it well, it's an unusual skill and performing a part is a lot of problem solving.