HotRod said:
Errr..Hang on a sec dude...Classic Kirk from the TV shows was pretty bad. Even now, he is ridiculed for his Ov-ER pron-oUN-CING - of certain phrases. If anyone tried to imitate that, they would surely be slated for doing so.

William Shatner's Kirk has been around for 42 years.

The Classic Kirk is just that.... a Classic Character. The Classic Kirk actions of Over Pronouncing phrases are Classic Too.

The Classic Kirk is a icon for being a good hero Character.

Dr. Smith on the other hand is a icon for a joke Character.

A great and well known actor like Gary Oldman worked with The Classic Harris' Smith Character.

on the other hand, we have a little unknown punk named Chris Pine who is playing kirk not like Shatner's Kirk.

Now the last time I looked Harris' Dr. Smith was a big joke then Shatner's Kirk.

HotRod, I do not know if you know Lost in space or not. The 1998 Lost in space movie was bad, but the only good part was Gary Oldman's Dr. Smith which was like The Classic Harris' Smith.

The Truth, more likely is that Chris Pine is a bad actor and does not acting chops to do a good version of Shatner's Kirk like Gary Oldman did with Smith. I think this is the true reason why Chris Pine said he did not play like Shatner's Kirk.