stackyFACTSExploring strange new worlds is a lot easier when someone is literally holding up the script off-camera.
Exploring strange new worlds is a lot easier when someone is literally holding up the script off-camera. William Shatner, famous for his iconic, staggered delivery as Captain Kirk, supposedly wasn't doing it for dramatic effect; he just had a terrible memory. Crew members frequently had to hide cue cards around the Star Trek bridge or even tape them to other actors' chests just so Shatner could finish his profound monologues about the human condition.
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