Patrick Stewart Net Worth

Patrick Stewart's Quotes

• [on whether or not he is typecast by audiences as Jean-Luc Picard] I think perhaps when I first walk in front of the camera they'll say, "Aha, there, ah, yeah, Jean-Luc, we recognize him despite that charming little mustache." I believe that audiences are really smart enough to let go of that pretty quickly, but that's also my job as an actor to persuade them that, you know, Jean-Luc Picard is left behind and this is someone entirely different... I mean, I'm an actor dedicated to transforming myself and to creating original pieces of work, and I will not accept that my life is going to be forever connected to Jean-Luc Picard in the roles that I play. On the other hand, I'm absolutely delighted that he's still in my life. Actually, I think my appearance in The Simpsons and an appearance that I did on Sesame Street - in praise of the letter B - were perhaps the two most distinguished bits of work that I've done in the United States.[on his love for Beavis and Butt-Head (1993)] Oh, yes, my passion for them remains the same... I think it's one of the most original and brilliant pieces of television that we've seen in recent years. The dialogue is delightful. I simply sit and giggle and laugh all the time.
• [on preparing for the role of Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men (2000)] I read a lot of comic books.
• I was brought up in a very poor and very violent household. I spent much of my childhood being afraid.
• I would like to see us get this place right first before we have the arrogance to put significantly flawed civilizations out onto other planets, even though they may be utterly uninhabited.
• [on his initial belief that he would be fired from Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)] When it first started, I didn't think that I would survive beyond the pilot. I did not unpack; I didn't see the point. I thought the producers would come to their senses and realize they'd made a grave error in casting me. I was certain that I'd be on my way back to London... Eventually, it became clear to me that not only wasn't I going to go away, the series wasn't going to go away. I stayed, and have relished every moment.

Interesting Facts about Patrick Stewart

1. Father of Sophie Stewart and Daniel Stewart.
2. Announced his engagement to former Star Trek: Voyager (1995) producer Wendy Neuss, aged 39. [September 1997]
3. London Fringe Theatre Best Actor Award (1986), for the role of George in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" at the Young Vic.
4. New York Theater Critics Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance (1993), for "A Christmas Carol" at the Broadhurst.
5. Is an Honorary Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
6. US TV Guide -- voted "Most Bodacious" male on television (1993).
7. During the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), he was so convinced that he was going to be fired from the series that he did not unpack his bags for six weeks.
8. Has a Human Rights scholarship named after him from Amnesty International.
9. Best friends with his Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) castmate Brent Spiner, who was Stewart's best man at the wedding to Star Trek: Voyager (1995) producer Wendy Neuss.
10. In episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), when he got up, he had a habit of tugging on the uniform where it was creased. Jonathan Frakes jokingly called this the Picard Maneuver, and the name stuck.
11. Is a lifelong supporter of Huddersfield Town Football Club of the Football League.
12. Is a huge fan of Doctor Who (1963) and Red Dwarf (1988).
13. He accepted the position of Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield and became a British resident again (2004). [November 2003]
14. Is a huge fan of the comic book series "Transmetropolitan", written by Warren Ellis. It follows the adventures of journalist Spider Jerusalem in a future of paranoia and corruption, and deals with politics, journalism and, most of all, the truth. He has even written an introduction to "Lonely City", one of the graphic novels in the series, explaining how he enjoys the main character's brutality and hostility towards this world as a desire that we all sometimes feel.
15. He was awarded the 1994 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award (1993 season) for Best Entertainment Award for his adaptation and staged performance of Charles Dickens' novel "A Christmas Carol" at the Old Vic.
16. Is the new Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield, England and made his first official visit to the University on March 10, 2004.
17. Referred to Commander Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Number One. When he guest-starred on an episode of The Simpsons (1989), he played a character named Number One.
18. Along with Colm Meaney and Armin Shimerman, he is one of only three actors to appear in the pilots of two different "Star Trek" series (Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)). Michael Dorn as Worf was in both "Star Trek: TNG" and "Star Trek: DS9", and John de Lancie was in "Star Trek: TNG", "Star Trek: DS9" and Star Trek: Voyager (1995).
19. Had the first line on both Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), and the last line on the former.
20. He was considered for many guest roles in Doctor Who (1963): Professor Watson in "The Hand of Fear", Aukon in "State of Decay", Commander Scott in "Earthschock", the Catellan in "Arc of Infinity", Valgard in "Terminus", Vorshak in "Warriors of the Deep", Wolsey in "The Awakening", Colonel Archer in "Resurrection of the Daleks", The Chief Officer in "Vengeance on Varos", Lord Ravensworth in "The Mark of the Rani", Orcini in "Revelation of the Daleks", and Travers in "The Trial of a Time Lord: Terror of the Vervoids". He was also considered for both the Doctor and the Master in Doctor Who (1996) and was offered the role of the Narrator in "The End of Time".