William Shatner Rates Captain Kirk vs. Picard | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

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10 ай бұрын

(Original Air Date: 4/15/98) William Shatner talks about his relationship with fellow "captain" Patrick Stewart, and his financial struggles when Star Trek ended.
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@DavidSmith-lp6yt 10 ай бұрын

He's alive and funny, as always. Saw him at Steel City Con in Monroeville, PA on August 11, 2023. Got his autograph and got a picture of him and me together. Long live Captain Kirk.

@damianlopez7630 9 ай бұрын

Yes...Amen.

@jeffreymacintyre2711 9 ай бұрын

I used to play at the Monroeville Racket Club near the Monroeville Mall in the 70s

@jeremiah6462 9 ай бұрын

It's unbelievable that he is 90 something and spry as ever. (Not this interview, obviously).

@ZamboniZone 9 ай бұрын

Yeah I saw him there the previous year at that event

@jamesh.5765 9 ай бұрын

That must've been awesome!!!

@saraeastman40 10 ай бұрын

Shatner has that old fashioned, articulate, deep and peculiar voice that actors had in the 1940’s. I heard it a lot in 1970’s from the Dean Martin, Peter O’Toole, Humphrey Bogart generation. I could listen to it all day

@SirRandom 10 ай бұрын

Shakespearean training, Patrick Stewart has it too.

@claudiocorleone7856 10 ай бұрын

⁠@@SirRandomadd to that list Canadian great actors with Shakespearean training Christopher Plummer,Lorne Greene and Raymond Burr with deep voices from that era.

@123pb 9 ай бұрын

It's a fake accent, called mid atlantic

@saraeastman40 9 ай бұрын

@@123pb Thanks, I didn’t know it had a name. It’s wonderful, that accent needs to make a comeback

@saraeastman40 9 ай бұрын

@@123pb He also has a naturally deep voice which is very attractive, even though he’s not as attractive as when he was younger

@my3dviews 9 ай бұрын

"If it was Captain Kirk, I would really be in trouble". 😂 Good one.

@AcmeRacing 9 ай бұрын

Kirk vs. Picard couldn't be a fight to the death. They both always spare their adversaries at the last moment, proving the goodness of mankind. Remember the Gorn?

@STho205 9 ай бұрын

I have had ENOUGH of YOU!

@ejkalegal3145 9 ай бұрын

No I won't do it. You hear? I won't kill him. You'll have to get your entertainment someplace else!

@johnholborn563 10 ай бұрын

Live long & prosper, William Shatner! Thank You for being a great part of my childhood!

@Gamevet 10 ай бұрын

Gotta love Shatner's humor.

@johnkuehl6163 9 ай бұрын

He does have that droll comedic delivery … I like Shatner , wish he could make up with Takei and the rest .

@theodorejay1046 9 ай бұрын

Denny Crane on Boston Legal was one of Shatners best roles.

@realPromotememedia 9 ай бұрын

@todd3382lol yep and not a few ST references and cast.. … loved it when they wheeled 7 / 9

@antonnym214 9 ай бұрын

That anectdote with the kid and the spaceship is wonderful and heartwarming. I'm glad Bill saw fit to include it in his book and Conan made light of it, as is his job, but Bill deserved more credit for that. He made that kid's day, week, month, and year.

@ChuckWortman 9 ай бұрын

If that 'kid' is still alive, he probably still tells that story. I know I would!

@maitreyas.4902 9 ай бұрын

"Are you Captain Kirk" ? Very heartwarming.

@heroicnarwhal 9 ай бұрын

Especially with the timing of this interview, I wonder if maybe this story was part of the inspiration for Galaxy Quest.

@guysalzmann9302 9 ай бұрын

Picard had his moments- but there is really only one Captain Kirk... live forever Bill.

@Anne6621 9 ай бұрын

love Mr Shatner but his work on Boston Legal is his best work ever , he just fires on all 8 cylinders and how can you beat Denny Crane and Allen Shore , an underrated comedy duo

@Supersquigi 2 ай бұрын

Probably 6 cylinders dude

@Anne6621 2 ай бұрын

@@Supersquigi i don't think so Ma'am

@181cameron 9 ай бұрын

Not a trekkie or a trekker, but I'm well awarer of the main studf. I met the guy who played Riker (i think... Dude with a beard on TNG?) in Toronto at a bar, and spoke to him for a bit. Mentioned that i wasn't necessarily a fan, but i appreciated his work. Ended the conversation with, "It was a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Shatner." Didn't just get a laugh... Man called William freaking Shatner to tell him about our conversation. Asked "Want to speak to him? He's also Canadian." And then said to me, "looks like he hung up."

@robinheil 10 ай бұрын

It's hard to tell where the truth ends and where the make believe begins, but it's easy to believe that at some point William Shatner, Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise, really was living out of a pickup truck camper going from appearance to appearance. It kind of reminds me of the characters from the film Galaxy Quest, except perhaps even worse off. It's interesting to think about how a celebrity can go from fame to obscurity, and then back to fame based partially on the nostalgia of a maturing audience.

@jeanieperkins4023 10 ай бұрын

He and I was,,, and my 2 childhoods buddies surely played rolls,,, including Spock!!!

@jjsalas2434 10 ай бұрын

People don't realize how little money the actors did in the 50's and 60's shows, they were living paycheck to paycheck.

@christianlorre 10 ай бұрын

@@GarretGrayCamerawell he had divorces, 3 daughters to take care of, times when he was between jobs especially right after star trek ended, because the idea of residuals for reruns didn't exist yet. Only shows that had their first airings after the new rules were passed get actor residuals so 50s and 60s shows are still much cheaper to air.

@mikearchibald744 10 ай бұрын

He had NO money, the WHOLE cast, who admittedly kind of hated each other, did the voices for the cartoon. He recorded that album because there was WAY more money in music.

@datacipher 8 ай бұрын

They say it’s true and there’s pics of the camper! Yes shatter has said it was the divorce that really wiped him out and she took the home etc… so … he lived in his vehicle for a while!

@sharpo 10 ай бұрын

Shatner is GOAT.

@chrisheffernan6600 9 ай бұрын

I have always appreciated watching the interviews with William Shatner. Funny guy. Great actor.

@marianavalle3997 9 ай бұрын

William Shatner & Patrick Stewart are legends and the best Captain s from Starfleet It’s impressive how well is Mr Shatner for a man his age

@jamesh.5765 9 ай бұрын

Kate Mulgrew as Captain Janeway was great, too.

@19buseye71 10 ай бұрын

Cpt. Picard was more of a diplomat than anything else,you really have to shake him hard to bring out the fight in him but Cpt. Kirk was a cold warrior who has no fear of launching Starfleet regulations out into space and blast it into a billion pieces.

@OfficialTransformers 9 ай бұрын

My uncle was the biggest Star Trek fan I know, He liked the original first season I loved all of the new shows‼️ I just made a StarTrek Stop Motion tribute with one of my Enterprises 🎬📸🎞️ Hope you enjoy it 🖖🏻

@devinreese1397 9 ай бұрын

Picard did plenty of diplomacy, but he was a man of high moral standards and principle. However, I remember him wooping ass.

@MrMegamike2k 9 ай бұрын

You can't defend against a Kirk jump kick.

@winterbas8927 9 ай бұрын

@@MrMegamike2k AHH, you mean Kirk Fu!

@Haircut474 9 ай бұрын

Don't forget they are acting . It's not a real starship . They are not real captains . A tv show.

@michaelandersen7638 9 ай бұрын

Still my favorite Captain!

@escos0410 9 ай бұрын

Captain James T Kirk is the chuck Norris of the 23rd century

@cesaralejandrocannilla6754 9 ай бұрын

QUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE JAJAJAJAJAJJA

@dpfitforlife81 10 ай бұрын

He still looks good for his age. But obviously he was 25 years younger since this originally aired in 1998.

@musoangelo 10 ай бұрын

He would have been 67 at that point.

@NefisaUK 10 ай бұрын

This is a useless comment but its funny

@growinsane9123 9 ай бұрын

No, he still looks good for his age hah

@tylerdude1982 9 ай бұрын

Having seen him recently he’d look better if he lost some weight, but all things considered he looks damn good for 92.

@robertlworley 9 ай бұрын

When I was a kid, Capt. Kirk was my hero. I wanted to be just like him and I really liked his hair - wanted mine to be the same. I was balding badly by age 19. Life is irony!!

@3rdEyeWide 9 ай бұрын

Kirk at heart, Picard at head! (Patrick Stewart - Picard - went bald at 19, but perhaps you knew that: "Life is irony"?).

@flappospammo 9 ай бұрын

A true living legend

@CoreIreland 9 ай бұрын

Remember when late-night TV was entertaining and the guests were hocking books and such instead of lecturing you on politics? Good times

@my3dviews 9 ай бұрын

That was back when I actually used to watch late night talk shows. Now they are all first rate garbage.

@steveconn 10 ай бұрын

Bill! Saw him at Trek Con in Vegas! Basically the same since he turned seventy.

@deltaromeo1515 8 ай бұрын

God bless William Shatner.

@jeebleswatch3785 10 ай бұрын

Always love a new HD late night show clip!

@jonathanfarley2023 8 ай бұрын

Shatner actually was an excellent actor in "Star Trek."

@crystalheart9 5 ай бұрын

I've always loved the drop kick he would do.

@surfguy87 24 күн бұрын

He tells a similar story about this period in his life. On one particular day, thinking about how ironic it was, that he was gazing up to the moon listening to a broadcast of the moonlanding, while he "the man of the stars" was laying in the back of his car homeless and feeling forgotten by the world. That day was July 29 1969, when Niel Armstrong became the first man on the moon. Shatner has lived quite a life. Legend.

@Shapes_Quality_Control 9 ай бұрын

If that cab driver pulled that shit with Janeway we’d preserve the crater as a historical landmark.

@arthurwatt5162 10 ай бұрын

Picard wasn't a fighter he used his intellect but so did kirk. Lol. That was brought out in the movie where Picard needed Kirk's physical ability to defeat malcolm McDowell.

@vi0letcr1me 10 ай бұрын

I think Picard was tougher than people realise and Kirk was smarter than people realise. Both were great captains in their own right.

@deandeck 10 ай бұрын

@@vi0letcr1me I was thinking of saying something similar but you said it better 👍

@robertswift6101 4 ай бұрын

@@vi0letcr1me kirk beat khan....enough said,,,his greatest foe ever

@scottmcneely1927 2 ай бұрын

Picard has knocked out Klingons so he can throw down when he wants to.

@lpdog82 10 ай бұрын

the star trek timeline is amazing, the enterprise when new was commanded by captain april, then changed hands to captain pike , the enterprise was constructed in the year 2245 so it was already 21 years old when james kirk took command , spock had already been on the ship 11 years with captain pike

@KINGH4L0 9 ай бұрын

William Shatner! So sharp!

@barnyfraggles 9 ай бұрын

It's like comparing coffee and tea, they're so different, it can only come down to preference...or equally enjoying both.

@WindTurbineSyndrome 9 ай бұрын

Long live William Shatner and Cpt Kirk. I am enjoying the new Picard series and Strange New Worlds.

@johnvasiliou9095 10 ай бұрын

Everybody knows that Kirk would beat the shit out of Picard. 🤣

@NefisaUK 10 ай бұрын

First he would slap him, then do that two handed thump thing 😂😂

@NefisaUK 10 ай бұрын

Then he would be like, “ I , have had, enough of YOU!”

@shuboy05 10 ай бұрын

I think even Patrick Stewart would admit Picard isn’t a strong hand to hand fighter. Captain Picard would more likely talk his way out of a dangerous situation.

@tylerdude1982 9 ай бұрын

@@shuboy05saying Picard isn’t a strong fighter is just flat out wrong. In his youth he was shown to take on several Nausicaan’s at once and was pretty much dominating until he was attacked from behind. He obviously got less reckless after that, but he still knew how to handle himself. He just prefers diplomacy.

@shuboy05 9 ай бұрын

@@tylerdude1982 I do remember Picard being capable of fighting back in his youth but I also remember Soren kicking Picard's ass while Kirk was able to handle Soren later in the movie. Granted that is an issue I had with Generations' script.

@Can0spam 10 ай бұрын

Oh man I remember phone cards. I didn't know there where Kirk themed versions!

@biosaari 9 ай бұрын

Wow. That end is so retro.

@RoadWarrior-lo9vt 9 ай бұрын

😄 *Love Shatner!*

@hansbier5198 10 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="300">5:00</a> I miss this Audiobook/Book-Adventure. A Shame is, that there where only 9 of them :-) A Full dramatization with all Original-Voices would be a dream , that never comes true....

@supercalifragelistik 9 ай бұрын

Love Shatner.

@mikehall7189 10 ай бұрын

Actually, technically he wasn’t the first captain, captain Christopher Pike played by Jeff Hunter was.

@captin3149 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, but for a long time the pilot was practically forgotten. If it wasn't for the rise of networking and reruns, then we may never have known that.

@garycleveland6410 9 ай бұрын

Actually, Captain Robert April was the 1st Captain of the Enterprise.

@mikehall7189 9 ай бұрын

@@garycleveland6410 True, but we didn’t actually see him at that time.

@Frankie5Angels150 9 ай бұрын

@@garycleveland6410 Jonathan Archer, dude.

@garycleveland6410 9 ай бұрын

@@Frankie5Angels150 The USS Enterprise NCC-1701, not the NX-01.

@valueofnothing2487 9 ай бұрын

Captain Picard never rolled around in the dirt.

@1002l 25 күн бұрын

remember watching this live, time flies

@tomascernak6112 9 ай бұрын

He is not original captain. Pike is original captain, although majority of people did not see The Cage pilot before The Man Trap.

@robertswift6101 4 ай бұрын

boop !!!!! beep !!!! boop !!!! beep !!!

@tomascernak6112 4 ай бұрын

@@robertswift6101 didnt get it.

@joshr8666 2 ай бұрын

The first captain of the starship enterprise so far is Captain Archer

@user-dk3up2nl1m 2 ай бұрын

Jonathan Archer!

@shootincoyotes 9 ай бұрын

Kirk was obviously the better Captain, you never see Picard without a shirt.

@MarkMcAllister-ni9sf 18 күн бұрын

He will outlive us all.

@scottpessognelli1962 9 ай бұрын

LONG LIVE CAPTAIN KIRK!!!

@eleweyter4462 4 ай бұрын

I first noticed, how old this interview was, when they showed the AT&T-Cards. XD

@saraeastman40 10 ай бұрын

That deep voice, I’m so in love with it

@maczepa 9 ай бұрын

Hey Guys! Can you post the interview from February 23rd 1994 with Dorian Harewood or know how I can view this interview?

@devenhologram 9 ай бұрын

You want to remember him as Captain Kirk....I want to remember him as Robert "Rack" Hanson....town veterinarian in over his head in "The Kingdom of the Spiders"

@gilbertrios5283 2 ай бұрын

Haahaa love the cab story!!

@mccypr 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😎

@mercurusblastomus879 9 ай бұрын

Quinessential William Shatner, love the guy, greatest of all the Star Trek captains along with supporting staff unbeatable.

@richb313 9 ай бұрын

Still alive with a great sense of humor see the Adam Carolla interview with Bill.

@jameswest4692 10 ай бұрын

Oh wow, this is the guy off Boston Legal. I knew i recognised him from somewhere

@BlkBugHunter 10 ай бұрын

*Facepalm*

@Thurgosh_OG 10 ай бұрын

@@BlkBugHunter In particular - 'Picard Facepalm'.

@davidevans3227 10 ай бұрын

He did a cop show too I think?

@elhanson5426 10 ай бұрын

TJ Hooker, Barbary Coast, and several Twight Zone episodes.

@BobGolob 9 ай бұрын

Live long and prosper, Captain Kirk.

@SanchoPanza-wg5xf 2 күн бұрын

Somebody would probably be willing to pay a pretty penny today for a vintage William Shatner AT&T prepaid phone card.

@AC3handle 10 ай бұрын

Is bill the last of the core group of Original series actors that were left?

@Ilyathe2nd 10 ай бұрын

George Takei (b. 1937) and Walter Koenig (b. 1936) are still around, but Shatner at 92 is the oldest.

@lucasoheyze4597 10 ай бұрын

George Takei doesn't count.

@theJohnGaltLine 10 ай бұрын

@@lucasoheyze4597he seems pretty literate. I bet he can count too.

@DanK123 10 ай бұрын

@@lucasoheyze4597Oh he most certainly does, ya tool

@EddieDuesentrieb 10 ай бұрын

@@lucasoheyze4597 Oh myyy

@ultramaximusreviews 9 ай бұрын

The camper story is great

@abundantYOUniverse 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic thanks

@MrMegamike2k 9 ай бұрын

Was this filmed before Generations? There's no reference to Kirk/Picard fighting against Soran (Malcolm McDowell)

@strahdvonzarovich... 9 ай бұрын

Oh, you mean when Picard fails to beat Soran the first time, when Veridian III and what's left of the Enterprise D (thanks a lot Deanna 🤬) gets obliterated from the level 10 shock wave? Or when Picard gets his ass saved (yet again) by Kirk from the Nexus, (a PlayStation restore point) on the replay?! That "Generations"? (It came out in '94, this was '98.)

@benjacobs6531 10 ай бұрын

Im glad it wasnt kirk or id be in real trouble....this was hilarius and soooo true.

@Cuntstantine 5 ай бұрын

He’s so damn funny 😂 I just love him so much

@Nordicroo 2 ай бұрын

Actually, the original first captain was Christopher Pike which was played by Jeffrey Hunter. This was the pilot and it was called "The Cage" from 1965.

@shauny2285 9 ай бұрын

Back when late night talks shows were entertaining.

@bobdalton2062 9 ай бұрын

Shatner is the only one that made it entertaining

@thefurrybastard1964 10 ай бұрын

William Shatner is *_Not Allowed_* to die!

@Jaque1961 9 ай бұрын

This was 25 years ago.

@thefurrybastard1964 9 ай бұрын

@@Jaque1961So what??

@usnbostx2 9 ай бұрын

Trying to guess the time period then he whips out the phone card…

@milhouse147 5 ай бұрын

Does Conan say at the end "William Shatner, thank you very much, get out of here."?! 😅

@grokeffer6226 10 ай бұрын

Fascinating and logical, too. 🖖🖖

@Ganiscol 9 ай бұрын

Phone cards! I remember those... 😅

@mrbransformer4184 19 күн бұрын

Oh I read that as a kid, it’s good.

@andrewscott743 2 ай бұрын

That Boy can Ball!!

@theloner6063 9 ай бұрын

I love Picard, but Kirk is Kirk!

@marklechman2225 9 ай бұрын

Dude looks great! The Captain will never die!

@Jaque1961 9 ай бұрын

That was 25 years ago.

@debbiemartin8523 9 ай бұрын

Debs husband says comparing the two is like comparing apples to oranges. Captain Kirk was high energy and spontaneous whereas Captain Picard was stoic and reserved. Both were decisive and were both great captains.

@devinreese1397 10 ай бұрын

The problem lies in Picard vs Kirk--->>> VS is the problem.

@geraldstiling3735 9 ай бұрын

He could sit back in the Captain's Chair💺 absolutely without a doubt👨🏻‍🚀

@jeanieperkins4023 10 ай бұрын

Yes!!!

@pewterpirate4560 10 ай бұрын

It's an over the cab camper lol

@user-ru4pw4oz1b 9 ай бұрын

Kapitan Kirk William shatner is the best forewer😂❤ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="166">2:46</a>

@strahdvonzarovich... 9 ай бұрын

I bet you would do great at a Spelling Cee or Dee?!

@timbuktu8069 10 ай бұрын

Love long and perspire Captain Kirk You are and will always be the best,

@markfox1545 9 ай бұрын

Was that intentional or did you really misspell prosper as perspire?

@timbuktu8069 9 ай бұрын

That's what happens if you love long.

@ronaldgarrison8478 9 ай бұрын

The no-home home I really want is that flying saucer from The Invaders.

@MikeHamilton-hw8ik 10 ай бұрын

Christopher Pike was the first captain in Star Trek before Captain Kirk

@cappaculla 10 ай бұрын

you're clever

@Bitcoinzero 9 ай бұрын

@@cappacullaI think was Jonathan Archer

@alanstephen3371 9 ай бұрын

Jeffrey Hunter did pop up again in the series as Pike

@MichaelFougere 9 ай бұрын

@@alanstephen3371 unless you're talking about the reused footage from the Cage, the person playing the severely burned and paralyzed Captain Pike in that episode was not Jeffrey Hunter.

@clydeallen738 2 ай бұрын

Shatner is wearing a suit that matches the color of his shirt in the original series…. from a few episodes

@kurtsnyder4752 9 ай бұрын

25? Must have been smoking the stuff that Shaggy did to think his dog Scooby-Doo was actually talking.

@chrisrobinson679 6 ай бұрын

Captain Kirk! Is this your spaceship? LOL what a great story

@miketobin2324 2 ай бұрын

Live Long & Prosper

@mikecimerian6913 9 ай бұрын

Someone gave me a William Shatner / Captain Kirk Canadian post stamp today :)

@OfficialTransformers 9 ай бұрын

@mikecimerian6913 9 ай бұрын

@@OfficialTransformers Stop motion animation is work of love. Live long and prosper. 🖖

@toronado455 10 ай бұрын

His suit seems to exactly match the color of the Captain Kirk uniform.

@kbrich-nn8od 10 ай бұрын

Kirk never wore redd'/!!!🔴😵😱💀⚰

@robertcornelius3514 26 күн бұрын

Captain Kirk would never be caught dead catching a cab.

@fucheduck 9 ай бұрын

Kirk and Picard have different approaches, their IS no critque of "better/worse" for anyione! Picard's words could ego-strike pretty smart and that can hurt worse than a fist, considering some of the aliens he was really disguested with. Kardasians for instance. never cared for reptile people myself. Kirk would have just ran up jumped over the desk and punched David Warner in the face and forget the damned 5 lights in a 4 lighted room!

@jamesedinger7669 9 ай бұрын

They had Captain Kirk on the show as a warm up for Kathy Griffin!!? What planet is this?

@dorkf1sh 9 ай бұрын

If facing a deep space creature of unknown intent and capabilities I'd probably want Picard, but if facing a fleet of Warbirds Kirk better have his butt in The Seat or I'm hitting the escape pods.