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Patrick Stewart compares Star Trek fame to being Locutus
Original: “Locutus knew that Jean-Luc was alive inside him but helpless and trapped, which really resonated with me — the ‘celebri
Patrick Stewart, in his memoir 'Making It So', reflects on his years playing Captain Picard, saying his assimilation into celebrity felt like Picard's ordeal as Locutus of Borg. He writes that the famous figure he became knew the jobbing actor still inside him was the 'real' him, alive but helpless and trapped — a striking parallel between fiction and his own life.
Why now: Fans are discussing Stewart's candid reflections on fame in his newly discussed memoir excerpts.
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- “Locutus knew that Jean-Luc was alive inside him but helpless and trapped, which really resonated with me — the ‘celebrity’ I had become knew that the normal jobbing actor I’d been for most of my life was still there and was the ‘real’ me.” — Patrick Stewart, Making It So: A… · micchiato@kolektiva.social · 1
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