Sir Patrick Stewart on "Star Trek" and sonnets
Summary
Sir Patrick Stewart discussed his childhood, theater career and role in “Star Trek: Picard” in an interview with CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil. Stewart said he initially struggled to adjust to television work and later found that some people in Hollywood saw him mainly as Captain Jean-Luc Picard.Key Facts
- Stewart said he proposed the pre-pandemic table tennis match with Dokoupil.
- Stewart is an executive producer on “Star Trek: Picard,” which was streaming on CBS All Access at the time of the article.
- Stewart said long workdays on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” left him little time for a social life.
- Stewart grew up in poverty in northern England; his mother worked in textiles, and he said his father was a weekend alcoholic.
- Stewart said he read in the family outhouse to get away from noise at home.
- Stewart joined the Royal Shakespeare Company at age 26 and spent about two decades working in theater before being cast in “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
- Stewart said he initially criticized cast members for joking and playing around on set, but became sillier as the series continued.
- “Star Trek: The Next Generation” ran for seven seasons and led to four movies featuring Stewart.
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