Sir Patrick Stewart is a legend of stage and screen.
By the time he took the defining role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” he had spent decades on the stage as an esteemed member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
He won the Laurence Olivier Award in 1979 for his performance in “Antony and Cleopatra,” and by the time he stepped foot on the Starship Enterprise he had already appeared in films like John Boorman’s “Excalibur,” David Lynch’s “Dune,” and Tobe Hooper’s “Lifeforce.”So, when you hear that this absolute madman, this revered actor’s actor, approached his role in “The Next Generation” with anything but the full confidence he’s always projected as a performer …
well, it makes you question everything you think you know to be true.
That goes double when you find out the reason for his insecurities.There was one member of the…
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