You probably first met Sir Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Professor X, or Hamlet, but the English actor behind these iconic roles is an avid lover of books, dogs, and watches. Now 83, he’s publishing his debut memoir: Making It So, a moving look at the full arc of his life—from an impoverished childhood with an abusive father to an unprecedented career on stage and screen.
For years, I never spoke about my childhood—or my home life, or my education—because I was embarrassed by it. I wanted Patrick Stewart to be my own adult creation, not the product of my actual childhood. But the fact that I hid so much was doing more harm than good.
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