Star Trek legend William Shatner is confident that alien life exists- but doesn't believe intergalactic visitors have boldly gone to Earth yet. The actor revealed that he doesn't believe that ETs have abducted humans either, despite hundreds of people's claims. When asked whether alien life is already here, Shatner, who has been to space with billionaire Jeff Bezos, replied: "No, not yet. “I don't think the little beeps on the radar screen are unidentified flying objects. There's something, but it's not a foreign guy saying, 'I'm going to land. I see a guy in the Florida swamps, I'll pick him up instead of the President of the United States.' But I do believe that life flourishes in the universe. " Shatner did say he felt alien life exists, though. "We are finding out that the building blocks of life are all around us…universal. We see meteorites that carry the building blocks of life,” he said. "So in my imagination, my humble opinion, life is flourishing in every direction. Life on earth, for example, is demanding. There's life everywhere wanting to exist.” The 93-year-old spoke exclusively on the red carpet at The 52nd Annual Saturn Awards, where he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Shatner, who is most famous as Captain James T Kirk in the Star Trek TV series and film franchise, flew to space on October 13, 2021. Then aged 90, he became the oldest person to ever travel into space. “It profoundly changed me,” he added. “I grieved for the world. We are in real trouble. For people to say it (global warming) is a hoax is stunning. The fires are a result of global warming, with the heating of the earth and lack of moisture and dry vegetation. We have just had a global warming event. It is not going to get better. It is going to get worse. He continued: “That is what I am in grief for. I saw the beauty from a distance. And I realised it is going to disappear and die…and we walk around with our heads in the clouds." Shatner admitted that his iconic role, which he played from 1966 to 1994, made him become fascinated about life beyond the stars. “I became intrigued, not that I wasn’t, by what is out there both physically and spiritually," he said. “Is there life out there? If there is, what is it thinking? What is our fate? What are we doing? So Star Trek being a science fiction show and conjecturing the future made me think more about that than I would have.” Shatner’s Lifetime Achievement Award was the highlight of a star-studded Saturn Awards held at the Universal Hilton Hotel. Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, and writer-producer Bob Gale of Back to the Future were in attendance to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the all-time classic time-travel adventure and to receive The George Pal Memorial Award for its filmmakers and stars. presented the Award to all three. Other notable attendees included Colin Farrell, Denis Villeneuve, Nicolas Cage, Mark Hamill, Juliet Lewis, Antony Starr, Peter Weller, and Nancy Allen, among many others. All attended to collect and present the Saturn Awards. This year’s show was dedicated to all those affected by the Los Angeles Wildfires and the true superheroes – the firemen and emergency responders whose bravery, dedication, and sacrifice helped protect lives and property in the face of devastating challenges.