What an amazing person...and he is as modest as they come. He really made a difference in our world...and outside our world.
I still think he should have put on a fake beard after his space flight:)
Leonard Nimoy and George Takei both griped about Shatner's "ego."
My own impression is that Shatner loves acting so much, he doesn't care if he comes across as hammy, or egotistical, or whatever. He simply ignores critics, and plows ahead doing what he loves.