One of late actor Sir Patrick Stewart‘s most iconic roles was the beloved Star Trek character, Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Stewart, who died at the age of 86 on October 28, started playing the Enterprise-D captain on the seven-season series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, which ended in 1994. He reprised the role for four Star Trek films and the show Star Trek: Picard, which lasted three seasons until 2023, per IMDb.
While holding the status of a Star Trek legend, Stewart once shared why he believes the beloved sci-fi franchise has endured since the premiere of Star Trek: The Original Series in 1966.
“Hope,” the actor said simply during a 2020 interview with Space.com, alongside his Star Trek: Picard co-star, Isa Brione. “It resonates positive feelings about the future. That things can be better.”
Brione replied that she believed the message of hope is “a sentiment that we need right now more than ever,” to which Stewart agreed.
“You speak truth,” said Stewart. “We have to be positive about that. The difficult situations that we find ourselves in. I’m speaking personally as an Englishman and yet as someone with deep attachment to the United States. I’m just a resident alien.”
Patrick Stewart Explained Why He Came Back to Play Captain Picard for ‘Star Trek: Picard’
In a 2020 interview with CBS Mornings, Stewart revealed he was concerned that he would be typecast because his role on Star Trek: TNG.
“I went through a stage of thinking, is that it? Is that all I’ve got? Is that how I shall be identified for the rest of time?” said Stewart.
To combat that, he returned to the theater stage.
“That was, in a way, my escape,” added the British actor.
While speaking to Space.com in 2020, Stewart shared why he decided to come back as the French captain for Star Trek: Picard. Stewart explained that he believed he was done with the character because he felt he had completed Picard’s story.
“There was nothing more to say,” said Stewart.
He said, however, that the creators of Star Trek: Picard convinced him to shoot the show because of its compelling storyline.
“The team that I found myself talking to proved me wrong. And they introduced elements that I had never anticipated would be part of Star Trek. And they’ve done so successfully, and it was that lured me onboard,” said Stewart.
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