William Shatner Reviews Impressions of Himself | Vanity Fair

The icon, the legend, William Shatner, reviews impressions of William Shatner. He watches some of the most popular impressions of Star Trek's Captain James T. Kirk and gives his opinion on each. From Seth MacFarlane and Jason Alexander to John Belushi and Chris Pine on SNL, here are some of the best impressions of William Shatner.




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[Casarzino]

I've literally never seen anyone looking like him at 90 years of age. He could pass for 60

[KevinsHope]

He is sitting there, saying these people are doing poor impressions, literally using the same voice inflections and tempo that they are mimicking. It's downright hilarious.

[daxbradley]

He's a naturally funny guy. His constant denial of every impression's accuracy is just part of his schtik. It's like, I remember when the movie "Galaxy Quest" came out, he mentioned that he recognized every character as a Star Trek reference, except for the Tim Allen part. He was like, "for the life of me, I don't know who he's supposed to be. What are they doing with this?"

[shiptj]

The fact that so many people have taken the time to watch and memorize lines shows how much William Shatner is beloved.

[Qwazin]

I love that he just flat out owns the fact that Bruce Campbell called him out on his acting style being the way it is because he can't remember his lines. "He's right!"

[gmail]

I saw Shatner at a sci fi convention. The audience was on the verge of rioting because the electricity went out, but the charismatic Shatner ran to the center of the stage and yelled orders at everyone, which they obeyed to the letter just as happened on Star Trek. It became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. He is a natural leader in real life.

[Nightowl]

Most Shatner impressions are of his ordinary lines but with the style and mannerisms of his more emotional deliveries.
They’re hilarious…even Shatner couldn’t help laughing at Carey’s lunacy.

[joemagnus]

The bit about Chris Pine being an infinite mirror was literally the coolest thing I've heard him say

[linkfan]

Man for a 90 year old he's pretty sharp and still has a lot of energy.

[StarCrusher.]

Him purposely or unknowingly not acknowledging His acting style makes it even funnier to me.

[MichaelBuieFilms]

What an amazing sense of humor. William Shatner is a national treasure!

[creed]

No one could ever replace him but I was really impressed with Chris Pine in the reboot - actually all of the crew portrayals were spot on - the same I remember growing up with ...

[thomasmccormick]

The most well-aged 90 year old I've ever seen, still coherent and sharp as ever,

Doesn't look a day over 60~

[SemperBlood]

"That's an insult. Did he get the job?"

Love you William.

[adrianmasters]

You can't fault Shatner when it comes to having mock outrage over impressions of himself, you can tell he loves it and it's always fun to watch him in anything

[davedennis]

This is why I love William Shatner. He has such virtue he can laugh at himself and still be funny.

[singingway]

90 years old and his voice is still strong and resonant, his energy still alert and vital. Amazing.

[annab]

I will literally never be over him roasting Seth McFarlane’s perfect, beat-for-beat impression, while talking almost exactly like the impression.

[damvid]

"Why is Bill Nye doing an impression?"

Bill Nye has been doing an impression of a scientist for years.

[MrRob]

Shatner is laughing while watching… love it and his dry sense of humor