Chris Pine knew he could pull off the role of James T.Kirk in Star Trek.

At first, he watched hours and hours of footage of William Shatner to prepare himself for the role but he soon stopped watching it because he wanted to bring his own version of Kirk to the table.

Chris revealed all to Men’s Health magazine.

He said: “No matter what your job, there are always ways to do something better than your predecessor. That’s why you were hired.”

Chris sometimes thinks back to times he’s failed at things.

He added: “You realize your failures weren’t even failures. You just weren’t as good as you thought you’d be.”

Ever since Star Trek came out in cinemas Chris and Zachary Quinto have been followed by fans and photographers everywhere they go.

You would think the pressure would be getting to them but it isn’t.

Chris explained that he keeps calm by thinking “I play a make-believe captain of a make-believe spaceship. Responsibility is only what you place on yourself.”