At the time “Seinfeld” was on the tips of just about every TV viewer’s tongue, Jason Alexander had received a great birthday gift from his friends. Alexander told Adam Carolla that when he was growing up, “Star Trek” was his favorite show. “I wanted to be Kirk, I wanted to be a captain of the Enterprise,” he admitted. With Alexander’s friends knowing this, they decided to pay William Shatner some dough to spend a little time with him for his 35th birthday. And it was during this meeting that Shatner gave Alexander profound advice on how to handle his new success.
Shatner revealed to Alexander that when “Star Trek” started getting popular, he resented the job and as a result, all his fans as well. “People started coming up to him and he really didn’t enjoy that. He admitted to being a bit of an a**,” revealed Alexander. Shatner went on to explain how fans feel like they have a personal connection to his character, therefore they feel that same special link to the actor too. So, Shatner advised Alexander that he should embrace his fans instead of pushing them away.
Since then, Alexander has spent his entire career being courteous to his fans, and they return the same level of respect. “It was great advice,” he said. “And because of that, people come up and say, ‘Hey, I was going through dark stuff, I lost a parent, I lost a child, I was sick … you guys got me through it, you made me laugh and we are really grateful.'” And these pleasant interactions may never have happened without Shatner’s advice. “It’s a very nice way to go through life,” added Alexander.
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