At 92 years old, William Shatner is opening up about his biggest regret. He took responsibility for 'Star Trek V: The Final Frontier' flopping with critics, as he starred and directed.
For 92-year-old actor William Shatner, it takes minimal reflection of his illustrious Hollywood career to pinpoint his biggest regret. Speaking candidly about his 1989 film, 'Star Trek V: The Final Frontier,' Shatner implies that the project was doomed from the start. He reprised his role as Adm. James T. Kirk in the film, which he originally played in the TV series. 'I wish that I’d had the backing and the courage to do the things I felt I needed to do.
And then somebody said, ‘What about an alien who thinks they’re God?’ Then it was a series of my inabilities to deal with the management and the budget,' he said of the subsequent steps to making the film, in which he served as director. 'I failed. In my mind, I failed horribly.' 'When I’m asked, ‘What do you regret the most?,’ I regret not being equipped emotionally to deal with a large motion picture.
When it was released, the 'Star Trek' film was criticized for its lack of execution and being an overall disappointment. Shatner noted that he takes all the blame, even if people question his budget or the support he had in hindsight. 'It is on me,' he reiterated, giving an example of mismanaging his $30 million budget. ' I wanted granite to explode out of the mountain. The special effects guy said, ‘I can build you a suit that’s on fire and smoke comes out.
Despite the memorable bump in the road, Shatner has remained successful both in front of and behind the camera. 'It's luck. It's the luck of being healthy,' he told Fox News Digital in June of his longevity in the entertainment industry. 'I think that's the first thing… I've had things happen, but nothing debilitating over a period of time. So having the life force within me, is probably, mostly, what it's all about.
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