I've been working with Bill Shatner yea these 40-plus years. He never seems to get it right. I gave him, "It's Takei, as in way." I even said, "as in gay"… I told him, "It's Takei, rhymes with toupee." I thought that would do it.


Quoted in Doug Elfman, "Takei celebrates legacy of diversity," Las Vegas Review-Journal (2008-08-12)

George Takei Quotes

I've been working with Bill Shatner yea these 40-plus years. He never seems to get it right. I gave him, It's Takei, as in way. I even said, as in...

I've been working with Bill Shatner yea these 40-plus years. He never seems to get it right. I gave him, It's Takei, as in way. I even said, as in...

I've been working with Bill Shatner yea these 40-plus years. He never seems to get it right. I gave him, It's Takei, as in way. I even said, as in...

I've been working with Bill Shatner yea these 40-plus years. He never seems to get it right. I gave him, It's Takei, as in way. I even said, as in...