We know Sir Patrick Stewart from his real-world adventures as much as we know him from his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on
Star Trek: The Next Generation. His work with
Amnesty International against domestic violence. His
bromance with Sir Ian McKellen. His
surprise hug for a girl with mitochondria disease .
But had you met him a few years ago, he would have been "boring and tiresome."
Sir Patrick is the first to admit it, as he did in
a recent interview on Conan. On the set of
Next Generation, he was a disciplinarian who wanted his fellow cast members to stop laughing and joking together. Denise Crosby told him, "Patrick, we have to have some fun." He responded, "We are not here to have fun!"
