Captain kirk Quote by Chris Pine

Shatner, by the time he started it, he was the mature captain...The guy I'm playing is on his way. Jim Kirk is on the…

— Chris Pine

My model for Kirk was Horatio Hornblower from the C.S. Forester sea stories. Shatner was open-minded about science fiction and a marvelous choice.

— Gene Roddenberry

I like Captain Kirk, but I sure don't like Bill. He's so insecure that all he can think about is himself.

— James Doohan

All the people in Star Trek will always be known as those characters. And what characters to have attached to your name in life!…

— Nichelle Nichols

The thing with Bill Shatner is he brings something unique to everything he does. He's not the obvious choice for anything, but he always…

— Justin Halpern

What Kirk wanted every evening was to go to bed with a beautiful woman. Our captain now is a man of infinitely more skill.…

— Gene Roddenberry

Usually, with 'Star Trek,' you always trust the captain. The captains are always going to pull us through; the captain's always going to win.

— Justin Simien

“This was a conversation I had with a so-called-fellow-trekkie the other day: ''So Picard or Kirk?'' I asked. ''What?'' ''Star Trek...'' ''Oh, Kirk.'' ''Why?''…

— Melanie Kay Taylor

Pretty much anything William Shatner is in is great. He's great at playing that 'I'm the only one sane in the world' character.

— Lin-Manuel Miranda

All in all, Kirk's character is something I am very proud of.

— William Shatner

Captain Kirk has been a source of pleasure and income for a long time.

— William Shatner

Of course, if you're going to enter the 'Star Trek' Universe, you want to work with Spock, you want to work with Kirk, you…

— Tamlyn Tomita