Sir Patrick Stewart is beloved for his portrayal of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Next Generation and its spinoff films. But Patrick was 47 years old when he took that life-changing role... and he almost turned it down! He sits down with Guy to talk about the extraordinary life that led to Picard: his working-class upbringing, how he learned to tame perfectionism on stage and embrace his own dark side when playing "horrible" men; and why he wants to focus on comedy in the final chapter of his career.Links from this episode:Star Trek: Next Generation - Picard's best speechesShakespeare play The Winter's Tale Patrick playing MacbethPicard memes (CNET)Patrick's InstagramPatrick's memoir, 'Making It So'See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.