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>>> HE IS A HOLLYWOOD LIVING LEGEND, A GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER,
AND TWO-TIME EMMY WINNER.
>> THE ONE AND THE ONLY WILLIAM
SHATNER.
SHATNER. >> BARELY LIVING.
>> NO, ALWAYS ON FIRE.
HE WILL FOREVER BE ENGRAINED IN
TELEVISION HISTORY FOR HIS
ICONIC ROLE AS CAPTAIN KIRK IN
THE ORIGINAL "STAR TREK" SERIES.
AFTER SIX DECADES AS AN AUTHOR,
DIRECTOR, AND SINGER, BILL IS
NOWHERE NEAR HIS FINAL FRONTIER.
>> HE’S NOW OPENING UP ABOUT HIS
LIFE.
LIFE. HE’S GOT A NEW BOOK OUT.
IT’S CALLED "LIVE LONG."
>> ELLIPSE.
>> ELLIPSE. >> DOT, DOT, DOT.
>> VERY IMPORTANT.
>> LIVE LONG AND -- PROSPER.
>> NO, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
LIVE LONG AND --
>> DIE.
>> DIE. >> WELL, AFTER A PERIOD.
>> THAT’S WHAT YOU TALK ABOUT IN
THE BOOK.
THE BOOK. YOU SAY THE THING YOU’VE GOT TO
AVOID IS DYING.
>> DEATH.
>> DEATH. THAT’S HOW YOU HAVE A LONG LIFE.
BUT IF YOU’RE GOING TO DIE, YOU
MESS UP ALL THE PLANS.
>> AND YOU CAN’T GO TO YOUR BOOK
SIGNINGS IF YOU’RE NOT AROUND.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
EVERYBODY’S CROWDING AROUND,
GETTING MY AUTOGRAPH, AND I’M
THINKING, YOU THINK I’M GOING TO
DIE.
DIE. THE AUTOGRAPH IS GOING TO BE
WORTH A LOT MORE.
IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> YOU’VE ALWAYS SAID DYING IS
NOT FOR ME, IT HAPPENS TO OTHER
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. THEN YOU DID HAVE A SCARE.
TURNED OUT TO BE A FALSE ALARM,
BUT IT CHANGED YOU.
>> IT’S TRUE.
>> TELL EVERYBODY ABOUT THAT.
>> I’M DOING TESTOSTERONE
SUPPLEMENTS, AND THE POSSIBILITY
OF THAT HAPPENED TO ME.
SO OVER A PERIOD AS YOU GET YOUR
BLOOD EXAMINED --
>> CHECKING YOUR PROSTATE.
>> SUDDENLY IT WENT FROM ONE,
WHICH IS NORMAL, TO TEN.
THE DOCTOR SAID -- AND HE WAS
READING OUT WHAT’S GOING TO
HAPPEN TO ME.
>> HE TOLD YOU, YOU HAD PROSTATE
CANCER?
CANCER? >> PRETTY MUCH.
YOU DON’T GO FROM ONE TO TEN.
>> UNLESS YOU HAVE IT.
>> AND THERE IT WAS.
THEN I STOPPED TAKING THE
SUPPLEMENTS, AND ALMOST
IMMEDIATELY AFTER A PERIOD OF
TIME, IT WENT DOWN.
>> SO YOU THINK IT WAS A FALSE
POSITIVE BECAUSE OF THE
TESTOSTERONE SUPPLEMENTS?
TESTOSTERONE SUPPLEMENTS? >> I MEAN, IT WAS RIGHT FOR WHAT
WAS HAPPENING IN MY BODY AT THE
TIME.
TIME. >> BUT YOU GOT RID OF THAT.
>> GOT RID OF THAT AND IT WAS
BACK TO NORMAL.
I THOUGHT, WOW, WHAT A SCARE.
>> DID IT CHANGE THE WAY YOU
LIVED?
LIVED? >> WELL, I’VE ALWAYS BEEN AFRAID
OF DYING.
OF DYING. AREN’T YOU?
AREN’T YOU? >> NOT AS MUCH AS I ONCE WAS.
>> WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME OF
THESE "STAR TREK" PICTURES.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT YOU HAD
SUCH A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH
LEONARD NIMOY.
LEONARD NIMOY. WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT HAPPENED? >> I DON’T KNOW.
IT DIED ON THE VINE.
BUT IT’S A FUNNY PHRASE.
SOMETHING DIED ON THE VINE.
>> IT’S A FRUIT THAT’S DOING
WELL UNTIL IT DOESN’T.
>> LIKE A GRAPE THAT’S SUCCULENT
AND THERE AND SUDDENLY THE
BACTERIA GOT INTO IT.
I DON’T KNOW.
HASN’T IT HAPPENED TO YOU WHERE
YOU’VE HAD A GOOD FRIEND AND
SUDDENLY --
SUDDENLY -- >> YES, BUT USUALLY YOU KNOW.
>> USUALLY YOU KNOW.
SOMETIMES YOU DON’T.
>> SOMETIMES YOU DON’T.
AND YOU WRITE ABOUT THE FACT
YOU’RE SURE IN THE COURSE OF
YOUR LIFE YOU HAVE HURT PEOPLE,
BUT YOU NEVER DID ANYTHING ON
PURPOSE.
PURPOSE. >> INADVERTENTLY.
>> INADVERTENTLY. WE HURT PEOPLE.
I HUGGED YOU FIRST, AND I DIDN’T
HUG HODA.
HUG HODA. CRUSHED.
CRUSHED. >> WE’VE NOUN EACH OTHERKNOWN EA
LONGER, AND SHE’S WAY UP HERE.
WE’RE WAY DOWN HERE.
>> I WAS CRUSHED BY THIS PINK
VISION.
VISION. BUT YOU WALK AROUND LIFE -- I
DIDN’T MEAN TO.
I WOULD GO -- I THINK I COULD
SAY CONSCIOUSLY THAT I HAVEN’T
MEANT TO HURT ANYBODY.
OBVIOUSLY YOU DO.
THINGS DON’T WORK OUT.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF NEW THINGS
WE LEARN IN THIS BOOK.
YOU CAN CHECK BILL’S BOOK OUT.
>> I WISH WE HAD AN HOUR AND A
HALF.
HALF. YOU ARE ONE OF THE MOST FUN,
MOST INTERESTING PEOPLE.
I LOVE WHEN YOU SAY THE PHONE
RINGS, SAY YES.
I LOVE THAT.
YOU’RE STILL SAYING YES.
>> EVEN BEFORE YOU PICK IT UP.
>> AS YOU SAID, PSYCHOLOGICALLY,
SAY YES.
SAY YES. >> THAT’S GOOD.
>> WE’RE GLAD IT’S STILL RINGING
FOR YOU, BUDDY.
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
THE BOOK IS SO GOOD.