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- Patrick Stewart reflects on a moment when he called a meeting to lecture his Star Trek castmates for goofing off, showing his sometimes severe behavior.
- In the moment, Stewart didn't handle the cast's laughter well and stormed off the set, not enjoying being laughed at.
- While the story is now seen as hilarious, it highlights Stewart's intense and serious nature during his time on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Patrick Stewart candidly reflects on the time he stormed off the set of Star Trek: The Next Generation in his new autobiography, "Making It So: A Memoir." Stewart is fresh off of the runaway success of Star Trek: Picard season 3, which reunited and wrapped up the stories of the Star Trek: TNG characters to widespread critical and audience acclaim. Stewart is now making the rounds promoting his memoir, which looks back at his life and storied acting career, including his time in the X-Men and Star Trek franchises.
The Hollywood Reporter shared an excerpt from "Making It So: A Memoir" where Patrick Stewart describes a moment from his early days of playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard when he grew angry with Star Trek: The Next Generation's rambunctious cast. Read the quote below:
I could be a severe bastard… My experiences at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre had been intense and serious… On the TNG set, I grew angry with the conduct of my peers, and that’s when I called that meeting in which I lectured the cast for goofing off and responded to Denise Crosby’s, ‘We’ve got to have some fun sometimes, Patrick’ comment by saying, ‘We are not here, Denise, to have fun.'”
In retrospect, everyone, me included, finds this story hilarious. But in the moment, when the cast erupted in hysterics at my pompous declaration, I didn’t handle it well. I didn’t enjoy being laughed at. I stormed off the set and into my trailer, slamming the door.
You can also listen on an excerpt from "Making It So"'s audiobook narrated by Patrick Stewart provided by THR below:
