William Shatner apparently has a decision to make – and it's all about his final days.
The Canadian actor, 95, is the subject of new talk surrounding what he'd consider his "final meal," thanks to a resurfaced interview from 2019.
© Getty ImagesThe Star Trek legend was on the podcast Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle discussing his own, well, last meal, and at the time was approaching 90 and nowhere near ready to hang things up with his thriving life or career.
William Shatner's final meal
The pair met for their conversation at a Sinaloa-style Mexican sushi restaurant in Kent, Washington, where appropriately enough, William wavered between picking either Japanese cuisine (aka sushi) for his final meal, or Mexican.
"I'm a real sushi aficionado," he shared. "I really love the simplicity and yet the complexity of Japanese cuisine."
"On the other hand, Mexican cuisine is taking its rightful stage in the world, and a great Mexican — we are talking mole and avocado and rice and beans — I mean, a sophisticated Mexican cuisine is really good and healthy," he continued, later in the interview even quipping: "Since I don't know too much about mole, I might like to try a little chocolate in the night."
Living large, living long
The sci-fi icon has been in the industry for well over seven decades, and has shown no signs of slowing down, continuing to actively do interviews and attend conventions halfway through his 90s.
© Getty ImagesThe actor has also kept his health battles largely private from the world, choosing to instead focus on what his life and legacy will be like moving forward. "I've had some illnesses. I don't want to discuss it now, but I'm aware of what it's like to have the magic of medicine dealing with cancer and age," he recently shared with On The Red Carpet.
"There is this combination between my daughter and myself that we can speak about 'How are you going to live longer?'"
In his mind, "the key to living longer is embedding yourself in life [and] to take advantage of every opportunity. You have to mix it up, to do something unusual, to do something different. That energy energizes your cells and keeps you young. That's the key to youth."
© Getty ImagesWilliam has also shared some insight into his battle with stage 4 melanoma, and how his experience with his doctor in particular allowed him to embrace a new sense of living and gave him the motivation to push himself further.
"I'm walking along the street with a little lump in my jaw, and someone says you are going to die in 5 months," he recalled, per Healio. "I'm sure that all you doctors have said that and done that innumerable times, as sad as it is. It only has to happen once to the patient."
© Getty Images"It was quite an experience. I went through life and death cycles. The immunotherapy aspect of my treatment kind of knocks you out. You are fighting fatigue a lot. Yet, here I am, with a new movie, a new children's album, a hit show, and a documentary and innumerable other things. And I'm running as fast as I can, minus the lump in my right cheek."
