I think I came back from America a funnier and nicer person than I went. Patrick Stewart More Quotes by Patrick Stewart More Quotes From Patrick Stewart I made a promise to myself that I would try to introduce something unexpected in every single episode of the series. It was largely to amuse myself as much as anything. I didn't ever want the audience to feel that they knew everything. Patrick Stewart wanttryingpromise It still frightens me a little bit to think that so much of my life was totally devoted to Star Trek and almost nothing else. Patrick Stewart starslittlesthinking When I'm meant to be standing in the wings, the only way to go is the ladies' toilets. It's the only time I've ever acted in the toilets. Patrick Stewart toiletswingsway I've often reflected on this in the past weeks as I've been following the presidential campaign: Very often, I thought it would have been great for both of these guys to sit down and be force-fed a couple of dozen episodes of Star Trek. Patrick Stewart couplestarspast During my time we had two chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, at different times of course, on the bridge, both of whom asked my permission to sit on the captain's chair. Patrick Stewart differentbridgestwo I was just excited by the whole prospect of working in a television series in Hollywood. I had never anticipated that as an actor I would ever end up here. It may be some sort of fantasy I'd thought about from time to time, but it was completely unrealistic. Patrick Stewart hollywoodactorstelevision 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. Patrick Stewart impactactingyears There can be no justice so long as rules are absolute. Patrick Stewart I knew something very unusual was going to happen and I wanted to be a part of it, i'm very, very happy to be here. Patrick Stewart company-news We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who used to schedule his meetings around Star Trek. We were thrilled to discover that Frank Sinatra was a big fan. Patrick Stewart knowuniversitymeetingsfans I had come to the point when I realized it was unlikely that my film career was going to move beyond a certain level of role. And I was - because I had graphic instances of it - handicapped by the success of Star Trek. A director would say, 'I don't want Jean-Luc Picard in my movie' - and this was compounded by X-Men as well. Patrick Stewart beyondsaywantsuccess There are several books that I have-the Physics of Star Trek, Star Trek and Business, there are manuals on command style and countless scholarly papers that have been written about the significance of Next Generation. Patrick Stewart generationstylephysicsbusiness
