Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Stewart OBEis an English actor whose career has included roles on stage, television, and film...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth13 July 1940
CityMirfield, England
age despite interest life quality realized simply television theater waste
Despite the pleasure, interest and quality of life I was getting from television and film, it really was not making me happy. I realized theater was where I simply had to be. It's a sense of age -- I don't want to waste my time. I just want everything to be important and not to be trivial.
wait
He said I'd have to wait to see what they were,
last love words
Our last words were, 'Be safe. I love you,' ... He said, 'I will.'
finish hit nervous walls
I really, really don't want to hit one of those walls and I really don't want to finish last. This makes me more nervous than anything I've ever done.
companion gave husband life proud
I'm proud of my husband. He was an extraordinary man. He was an extraordinary father, husband and soldier. He gave 100-percent to everything that he did, his family, his home, his life and his companion soldiers.
years play waiting
I saw Waiting for Godot when I was 17 in rep with a then unknown actor called Peter O'Toole playing Vladimir. I remember leaving the theatre promising myself that one day I would have a go at this play and then pretty much forgot it for 50 years.
training acting world
All I ever wanted to do was be on stage, if possible acting in Shakespeare. And to be as good as I could be.There was nowhere else I wanted to go. TV was of no interest. Films were just a fantasy. Yet I was convinced that when we found ourselves in that world of fantasy and sci-fi, it was our classical background and our training that equipped us for that larger-than life-world.
athlete ambition california
Laurence Olivier said if you have ambition to be a serious classical actor, you must be as fit as an athlete. For me, the breakthrough was going to live in California. I exercised. I drank less. It was one of the things about California that had a positive impact on me.
years impact acting
Comedy today is not what it was years ago. It's always changing, in particular to female comics. No longer are certain subjects considered to be a male preserve. Women can talk about sexuality and their bodily functions and it can be very, very entertaining. It's changed the impact of comedy acting.
impact everyday watching-tv
I like things that are funny - in everyday conversation, in incidents that you see, in watching TV or watching film. Comedy has always had an impact on my life.
christmas generosity giving
It's not just an exclamation, but it's a rejection of everything to do with Christmas, with the spirit of Christmas, with gift-giving, with generosity.
relationship mystery certain
I certainly wanted to maintain some sense of mystery about Picard and that's why we never allowed certain situations to fully evolve, like the relationship between Picard and Beverly Crusher.
friends smart character
William Shatner has one style. We have completely contrasting personalities. We're very good friends. I adore him, but we're very different people, so they were smart enough to write characters that reflected that.
nice character quality
You get all of your neuroses worked out on stage. I haven't actually played very many nice characters, certainly not on stage. It's not a quality that attracts me.