Patrick Stewart Thinks Conan Is a Brute | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

(Original Air Date: 12/12/02) Patrick Stewart talks about crying on the set of "Star Trek", stolen captain's chairs, and what happened to Professor X's wheelchair after X-Men.
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[@Jumbleman5]

I've never seen Patrick Stewart so animated in an interview before. This is great!

[@TheLazyVideo]

The mollies help

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

This must be that one time he mistook the speed for paracetamol.

[@JemHadar422]

He had too much wine at dinner

[@deamonsoul1]

Conan was a different experience for actors. Much closer to British late night in that he played with guests not just interviewed them. Guests could tell he actually truly enjoyed them being there.

[@mrbeans2425]

This is how he used toi be ALL the time! He just old n slow now.

[@ChrisLawton66]

Conan isn't a simple brute! He's a full fledged barbarian!

[@marshallross3373]

Good one!

[@jessickalush3305]

Well played

[@Losrandir]

CROM is on his side!

[@RaukuraGleeson]

😂😂😂 🫡

[@Baqota]

I’d like to request Patrick Stewart as a guest on Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend. That would be great. Thanks in advance, byeeeeee 🖖🏼🖖🏼🖖🏼

[@gilbertodepiento8521]

Absolutely, and don't say byeee

[@davidhurtado2725]

That would be straight 🔥

[@coyoteinawell8887]

That would be lovely 🌹

[@waywardmind]

I'm assuming this has been posted because he's going to be the next guest on the podcast.

[@davidhurtado2725]

@@waywardmind they have fooled us before. They did a whole week of Bradley Cooper clips and no dice on Monday

[@perpetual_bias]

this wasn't an interview. this was a chat. conan makes it look so damn easy

[@Snaakie83]

If you think this is a comfortable interview, you should watch some Craig Ferguson...

[@perpetual_bias]

@@Snaakie83 because it can't get any more comfortable than wiping the guest's bald head and saying he's going to hook up with their wife sounds like you've watched too much ferguson and restricted your definition of 'comfortable'

[@florete2310]

So does Sir Patrick

[@wildkeith]

@@perpetual_bias That was a rehearsed joke. They both loved it.

[@perpetual_bias]

@@wildkeith my point still stands

[@lousmer427]

Conan’s so good. Sir pat goes for a sip to let the laughter play out but Conan takes the moment to put a cherry on top with the cheers. What a couple of pros. Legendary both of them.

[@adamafterdark6233]

4:35 21 years later the man is still playing this character 😂

[@Andrew-Antioch-Kim]

Sir Patrick Stewart is such a gifted actor as well as a hilarious talk show guest!

[@mohiabro]

Patrick Stewart - Picard and Professor X. Two huge names in Geekdom. The man's a legend.

[@douglasjohnson4382]

And Gurney Halleck.

[@GothamClive]

And he's Ian McKellen's bestie, who played Gandalf and Magneto, also two not-insignificant names.

[@freemagicfun]

If you look at his early career, this is not at all where you would have expected him to go. I am so glad he did! And he seems to really enjoy it. 😎

[@jackboutcher68]

Don't forget about Gurney Halleck in Dune....

[@thiagorodrigues5211]

Man, Conan is just great. Sir Patrick is a gentleman and he is part of my childhood. Can't believe this interview was almost 21 years ago.

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

Feels like yesterday! I mean really!

[@AlystrZelland]

Patrick's drip in this clip is solid af

[@strats991]

English translation please?

[@HaykInWonderland]

​@@strats991good clothes

[@troletrain]

​@@HaykInWonderlandthanks for the translation. Zoomers butcher English these days.

[@HaykInWonderland]

@@troletrain every generation had their own slang and language is always evolving. You're speaking butchered old english, latin, etc

[@troletrain]

@@HaykInWonderland hahaha, your comment is textbook what-about-ism. There's a difference between evolution and ignorant slang. 'drip' and 'af' are just youth slang that are not part of actual evolution. I'm amazed you don't understand the simple difference.

[@tktru]

He’s not dead

[@TheWhiteWolf68]

No but this is from 2002. So he's 21 years older now. He doesn't look much different though at 83.

[@icydec3346]

@@TheWhiteWolf68 He sure acts different though

[@DnJuiDminguz]

Sir Patrick Stewart is a true Class Act. The wonderful thing is he never diluted his career by taking every role offered but instead chose those roles which he could fully embody. He breathes life into the character with so much success that you become fully invested in whichever part he is playing and completely forget the previous roles he is so famous for. To be able to inspire and manipulate an audience mentally and emotionally when prior to viewing they are fully aware of the fact that they are watching an "actor", is truly a gift. Thank you for giving 110% Mr. Stewart.

[@georgeromo3506]

Sorry to rain on your parade but the guy did play a talking poop in the emoji movie.

[@Matisaro]

@@georgeromo3506 Was gonna make the same joke lol

[@GothamClive]

@@georgeromo3506 And he only took the role in TNG because he thought the show would be cancelled within a year. He didn't want to do silly scifi.

[@SeanSMST]

Patrick Stewart is known for taking really any role offered to him. Such as 5 lines in elder scrolls oblivion, the poop emoji in emoji movie, so on. He's a class act but he also has done a lot just for the sake of it. Probably for the experience and to change things up rather than the money, we know he doesn't need the money.

[@SanchoPanza-wg5xf]

He took a role in that animated Simpsons rip-off known as Family Guy. He's been carrying that stupid show for years.

[@Eph_Wilson]

Two of the great charisma beacons of our time.

[@cullinaaronkress]

"Do we have time for another chair story?"

[@fucheduck]

Conan does that "nerd" act everytime a Star Trek celeb shows up on his show. Simplistic but killer! It's in the hair as much as the voice but Conan does it well with that whanky hairdue! =(: D?

[@EpicLib]

"Where no man has gone before" - what the hell captain Stewart mean by that in 2002, but it looked a lot of fun 🤣😅🤣

[@Nova_Afterglow]

i went from watching conans very first episode to this clip. holy hell he was SOOO comfortable by this point.

[@MurderBong]

HE COULD PLAY CARMON WITH THAT BEARD… MY OLD BARBER CARMON LOOKED JUST LIKE THAT 😂

[@SanchoPanza-wg5xf]

Nobody knows your barber, weirdo, and stop using all caps.

[@PraxisPeabody]

Patrick has such theater projection in his voice.

[@SanchoPanza-wg5xf]

Unlike modern actors who are only practised in whispering into the microphone for short bursts, Sir Patrick Steward is well-versed in performing before a live audience for hours on end.

[@Ganiscol]

What a handsome and funny man Sir Patrick is, especially with that beard! 😊

[@TheKrazysexykool]

He is rocking that beard

[@culwin]

Obi Wan, James Bond, Dumbledore, this guy's done it ALL!!

[@adriantrusca1245]

Are you high?

[@Ryotsu2112]

Steady guys…..steady….you can see that lure bobbing along the surface. You know what this is, and you appreciate it. You can refrain, I know you can. I believe in you.

[@sl3102]

Patrick is just incredible. Love that man.

[@ojomythgimeht]

That pause and then sly look at 5:53 ended me!

[@royroblox]

The timing on that was Perfect!

[@SanchoPanza-wg5xf]

Don't speak in overblown language. If it had "ended you" then nobody would be reading your comment. We would have read about you in the obituaries instead. While you can claim that the act thrilled you, floored you, or left you feeling jubilantly chuffed, you most definitely can't maintain that it "ended you".

[@ojomythgimeht]

@@SanchoPanza-wg5xf Did that make you feel any better? Because if it didn't then there was absolutely no point to this comment.

[@SanchoPanza-wg5xf]

​@@ojomythgimeht That's right, go out of your way to miss the point entirely. I offered you several more sophisticated ways of expressing the same sentiment, but you've just gotta be stubborn, don't you? You've got everything figured out already. Well, as the saying goes: you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. I tried.

[@ojomythgimeht]

@@SanchoPanza-wg5xf No one asked you to try and police my speech. I know what I said, and why I said it. I don't know who you think you are or who you think you're talking to, but take your unsolicited opinions elsewhere

[@jeffk7881]

Just two legends hanging out!

[@spiderwayne]

Patrick Stewart interviews are always entertaining with never a dull moment.

[@retron2738]

You can see they respect each other...great!

[@Anonymous-bk6eq]

i just love that man sooooo much, its crazy how fast time can go by and not really notice

[@timchorzempa6637]

Conan has tons of chemistry with Patrick Stewart and William Shatner on his show. Love it!

[@mrbeans2425]

I love watching old Clips of Patrick! All the energy aand passion he has for what he does! LOVE it Just buy the Tissue so we can clone this man already!!!

[@pissmyasslynch5325]

It was really indeed the final movie but Im so happy it got a perfect closure after all these years. Thank you Terry

[@axllebeer]

These 2 together is a very entertaining combination

[@Robd07]

I almost forgot this was 20yrs ago..till i saw Conan!

[@Footwearquality]

Team Coco, can you guys upload the other Patrick Stewart interview where he tells the story about watching Star Trek: TNG alone in his hotel room in the middle of the night and then room service shows up and he realized how pathetic that must have looked?

[@bradg3920]

Great banter!

[@eugeneblake9514]

Beautiful conversation

[@ianmccown]

He came back for Picard, and season 3 was the sequel after Nemesis! Season 3 was absolutely phenomenal!

[@timerunner9164]

Yes, season 3 blew me away. I loved it!!!

[@connycontainer9459]

Really ? I haven't watched the show at all and turned off after 30 min of the first episode of season 3 not to spoil his legacy. Maybe I should give it another try.

[@timerunner9164]

@@connycontainer9459 A true Star Trek fan would watch the whole thing with a open mind. You don't sound like your a true Star Trek fan. You watched a little bit of the first episode and turned it off. Sounds like too me your not interested in Star Trek so you should probably not watch it. You should probably watch the shows your interested in. Leave Star Trek for those that love and appreciate it.

[@connycontainer9459]

​@@timerunner9164 Probably, you Pakled.

[@JScarper]

@@timerunner9164 "I am special. I am true fan. You are not. You are like other boys. I am not like other boys."

[@Bryan-ip1gf]

"Oh, I'll be frying, Claire. Under the hot, tropical sun!" - Mr. Bentley

[@veronicavenus5771]

'It's moulded to your a$$' 😅🤣

[@fucheduck]

Patrick was the next generation Richard Burton to me.

[@reallyfunnyanimations5949]

Literally never heard en passant used outside of chess

[@SanchoPanza-wg5xf]

You can use "en passant" as a substitute for "in passing" whenever you want to sound educated and classy.

[@jonathandufern7421]

Patrick is so amazing hahaha

[@bmla88]

They have great chemistry

[@artemvsprime]

5:50 they legit predicted Star Trek Discovery bruh!

[@djdannyd816]

Patrick Stewart 👑

[@mediocreman2]

Cirrus 4 does have some pretty wild monsters!

[@KingNiros]

This is a great laugh! Love it!

[@Emeraldnite-if7vo]

So glad he came back for "Picard" and gave us that incredible final season. "Nemesis" was not a good one to go out on, but it's funny how he ended up being right about focusing on the "begins" part of their poster tagline. Also while I love this interview, it is a bit sad that Conan didn't ask him more about being in "Henry VIII", which he told Patrick they would be talking about more later. He didn't even mention it as a future project.

[@lukeshippart4]

Is it worth it to watch those before watching Picard?

[@freemagicfun]

Yeah... Nemesis was not their best. 😎

[@TinyEpics]

All that Earl Grey tea is really keeping captain Picard looking fresh as a daisy. 😉

[@skepticon9390]

I found it interesting that Sir Patrick doesn’t much cared for the bergamot infused tea, “Earl Grey, hot,” or tepid, for that matter - that’s Picard’s unique choice.. If you should have the opportunity to meet the legendary actor over tea., make certain that there’s no lack of the strong brew calked, Yorkshire Gold… er, “hot.”

[@doogboh]

'Twas the final STAR TREK journey for Jerry Goldsmith. 😭

[@NonEuclideanTacoCannon]

Ohhhhh it's from 02. I spent a good minute thinking, "Damn, they really had to age him up for Picard".

[@alexistrebexis3195]

Didn’t know he grew such an amazing beard!

[@Nhzharuthopar]

Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra. Patrick Steward is the greatest.

[@lifeisstrange6373]

T

[@PraxisPeabody]

Timber his arms wide!

[@eyespy3001]

Shaka, when the walls fell

[@vshekar]

This is great

[@felixmarch2001]

I Remember His Movies ! He is Amazing Actor ⚡️

[@SPDFRK]

I value Sir Patrick Stewart in the same regard as Betty White. As a world treasure.

[@joshc9676]

Patrick is an icon to me. Im a beard person. Love it.

[@miloelite]

Interesting seeing him refer to the Nemesis in such ambiguity (as to whether or not it’s a beginning or an end) in hindsight 21y later!

[@kaljaukko5439]

Really good guy and a guest. 😄👍👍👍

[@EdDunkle]

He's very quick witted

[@guilhermesstrueb881]

Uriel Septim looks very alive.

[@hajsh67]

The Mythic Dawn ain't shit

[@TheKrazysexykool]

Patrick Stewart should always have a beard

[@ApologyforPepology]

Trivia to 0:42, a couple of months later Steward divorced his then wife Wendy Neuss.

[@wisdomcb]

"Remove yourself from the bridge Admiral, you killed us all..."

[@adamdesanti6713]

Conan manages to break out his nerd persona TWICE in this segment. First riffing on a nerd auctioning a Kleenex used by Patrick Stewart on E-Bay and then again using the stolen captain's chair in his living room ordering Domino's pizza.

[@zombiefiasco2618]

I wonder if they auctioned that tissue... That would have been hilariously awesome.

[@wasrad]

it's SIR Patrick Stewart!

[@callmeshaggy5166]

Buzz is right. According to e=mc2 in order to accelerate to the speed of light (relative to it's source), the object in question would either need to have no mass (such as a photon) or have infinite energy (impossible)

[@TaranTheGiant]

Warp speed doesn't work that way. It moves space with the ship in it. The actual physical object inside the localized spacetime distorsion, the warp bubble, never reaches lightspeed. However, the energy required for this is still enormous, but not infinite. That's why they "use" antimatter, zero point or vacuum energy in sci-fi shows. Google Alcubierre warp drive. He's working on it.

[@soussansabra3207]

Love you people so mucho ❤

[@Nitro192192]

Late Night and Star Trek were my favorite shows growing up. And I see why now. A part of my personality is very much like Sir Patrick Stewart and my sillier side like Conan. But more so I see now how imcompatible these two personality types are. lol.

[@ladyjustice1474]

Patrick savage😂

[@blessingsoutlaw]

Rizz. Massively.

[@divinelittledevil]

i knew by conan's face this is from '02

[@theodorwiesengrund8309]

"Where no man has gone before": I'd like to watch THAT movie ...

[@NicholasMoreau]

So much for talking about The Lion in Winter later.

[@jamezkpal2361]

Glen Close plays Eleanor. It's a TV movie from 2003. Pretty good.

[@jason11279]

Missed opportunity: don't call him a kill-joy............call him a buzz-kill. :3

[@somarriba333]

I would love to see Patrick Stewart in a comedy.

[@Coastfog]

He voiced the poop emoji in "The Emoji Movie". Does that work for you?

[@somarriba333]

@@Coastfog It does not. I need to SEE him in a movie. Not hear him. He did "Extras".

[@leahtigers771]

so many thumbs up ❣

[@TheRamsberg]

I need to get a better chair, perhaps, a three legged milking stool will do.

[@scaliedog2777]

Watching this after Picard came out is funny

[@unknowndan4423]

Conan O'Brien needs a friend and the Star Trek Captains are those friends.

[@darthsirrius]

I remember watching this on the original night. I saw Nemesis twice in theaters, because I hope they'd make another one, but apparently I'm the only person who thought it was awesome...

[@easye5653]

And Wow, the future BAIN was the skinny villain in Nemisis!

[@LordSesshomaru86]

Patrick looks amazing

[@TinyEpics]

Well this interview was over 20 years ago so… 😉

[@LordSesshomaru86]

The video quality must've been enhanced because it looks great. Conan's hair isn't massive so that should've been a good indicator of its age, too haha

[@emiliooberg2156]

Lovely

[@MaheshWalatara]

He was born to play Picard and Xavier.

[@kablamoman]

He's seen everything.

[@bluceree7312]

Oh I wish Nemesis was the last Star Trek movie.

[@michaelhawkins7389]

2002 this was filmed that is crazy

[@RedEyeCable]

He looks so much like Brian Cranston

[@marianoyuba3736]

I'm from the future, Sir Patrick....it's NOT the final journey.

[@nakazonegamestreaming896]

Nemesis was such a flop, but this interview though was awesome!!!

[@allocater2]

Nemesis was the death of classical Star Trek 😥

[@FoobsTon]

Erm....Picard Season 3 wants a word.

[@avengemybreath3084]

@@FoobsTonlast gasp, snuck through Paramount’s woke enforcement team. Won’t happen again.

[@Sals37]

Conan looking a little chunky during this era. Jordan was right!

[@gregorymagarshak7953]

When did this happen? Patrick Stewart seems 15 years younger!

[@TaranTheGiant]

Nemesis was 2002.

[@jr2904]

20 ish years ago lol

[@ajrollo1437]

He wanted the dune buggy chase in that movie. Boo this man.

[@joshfredr7846]

Professor X

[@Sockpoppet]

😆

[@ariesmp]

All I see is a Captain Picard lookalike.

[@chaosincarnate380]

If only it could be 2002 forever...

[@pyrotechnick420]

Great interview but Nemesis was Star Trek's biggest flop in film lol

[@jesse_ronan]

honestly you guys need some kind of show together or something

[@hyperklonoa2606]

Looks younger with the beard

[@TinyEpics]

And the fact that this was recorded over 20 years ago helps a bit… 😉