William Shatner Now Says Space Isn’t the Final Frontier—But What Is May Surprise You

Captain Kirk always described space as the final frontier—where no man has gone before.

But 60 years after the USS Enterprise embarked on its voyage to explore strange new worlds in Star Trek, William Shatner shared his surprising take on the iconic line.

“It’s not final,” the actor said during an exclusive E! News interview. “Death is the final frontier, and maybe even not that.”

“If you look at quantum physics,” he continued, “you may have reason to hope that when we die, we don’t disappear. Our energy goes back home.”

The 95-year-old’s thoughts about the final frontier aren’t the only reflections that have changed over the last 60 years. Although he may have considered himself the reason behind the sci-fi show’s success, Shatner now knows what it really took to make a culture-defining project. 

“We have a great cast, great writers,” he emphasized. “We have the best plots, we have the best sets. We are telling human stories and the future exists.”