Patrick Stewart Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED

[@ananaithnid7495]

"No, I was not in Harry Potter. I wasn't even ASKED TO BE IN HARREH POTTAH!" - He said, calmly.

[@GlennDavey]

Harreh Pottah. Punkeh Brewstah.

[@joshmciver4847]

HARRY!! DID YA PUT YA NAME INTO THE GOBLET OF FIYA!?!? - He said, calmly. (sorry, I understood that reference)

[@harvestmoon_autumnsky]

@@joshmciver4847 I get it.. ahhh movies...how they twist the nonreality that is text.

[@ajani9891]

LMAO I knew this was gonna be the first comment I see

[@samuellawrencesbookclub8250]

He would have been a better Dumbledore than Gambon was

[@arm279145]

I really love how angry he gets about not being in Harry Potter, and how equally gleeful that Ian mckellan was ALSO not in Harry Potter.

[@animalfriend6413]

A lot of people think everyone should like HP and want to star in it but that's not the case. If Stewart would have been in HP he might have felt like Maggie Smith, who " was especially underwhelmed by her participation ".

[@Efeye-s]

In my opinion Michael Gambon was badly miscast as Dumbledore. He was far too aggressive and didn't possess that grandfatherly feel that Dumbledore is meant to exude. I believe that either Patrick or Ian would have made a better job of it.

[@PortooCalia]

@@animalfriend6413 I think Harry Potter was a disaster and too many good actors were wasted in the series, if it had been made properly and all the characters had had their fair share of screen time and development, it could have been great, but for the embarrassment that is called the HP movie series, it's better he weren't in it.

[@AveSicarius]

@@Efeye-s Ian's Gandalf easily qualifies him as, I think, the best Dumbledore option around. I like Michael Gambon in a few films, and I did enjoy his Dumbledore as something quite different to the books, but he essentially refused to read the book or even further into the script and solely focused on how he wanted to portray his performance, which is why it is the way it is. Certainly his performance was good, objectively, but it didn't fit the role he was cast in. Richard Harris was a very good fit for the role and the first movie shows a Dumbledore closer to the books. But unfortunately projects based on literature often end up outside of the setting due to directorial influence, executive pressure (hello Hobbit being split into three movies), or simply the constraints of the movie format (time, production costs, etc) I'm not a huge fan of the HP series, I believe the only reason it was so successful was relative uniqueness at the time (the setting is now much too overused), so I enjoy the movies for what they are, an abridged version of the novels. This is why even though I have a great desire for the wheel of time, Brandon Sanderson's varying series, or the farseer series to be visualized in such a way, I'd rather it not happen then be given the game of thrones treatment.

[@redplague]

Ian McKellen turned down the role of Dumbledore in Harry Potter after the first guy died.

[@Bigotedechivo]

He's cooler in his 80's than guys in their 20's

[@Wolverine1987]

Benjamin Tjaa take your L

[@jedijam91]

I am in my 20s and I will admit that Patrick Stewart will likely be much cooler than I ever will.

[@Steef560]

Guys in their 20's mostly are not cool but pretend to be

[@Kwiwiwiwi]

He’s actually only 79 years young

[@bigsmoke9848]

He is in the 70s

[@arbitoras]

It's weird to me to think Ian and Patrick have only been friends for 20 of their 80 years, they seem so much like lifelong friends who've known each other since their youth.

[@SisterMaryTatas]

Exactly what I thought too!

[@minkstinkus1905]

Well gotta think 20 years is an extremely long time.

[@Elikazul15]

That gives me hope. I haven't chosen the best of friends in the past. Maybe I'm just waiting for someone who's the Ian McKellen to my Beef Stew.

[@gupiwa]

@@minkstinkus1905 Say you're too young to be online unsupervised without saying you're too young to be online unsupervised. There is nothing extreme about the length of time that is 20 years. Unless if you're talking about doing a handstand, then 20 years is extremely long.

[@minkstinkus1905]

@@gupiwa you're brainless

[@turkeygrasslesnatch4742]

His voice is like warm cocoa on a cold night. He's a marvelous individual.

[@dvid51524]

This is the best description of his voice

[@Thatsmegigi]

He does an Audible version of A Christmas Carol. If that doesn’t bring the Christmas spirit to you, NOTHING WILL.

[@Thatsmegigi]

Turkey Grasslesnatch also-he reminds me of a sweet cinnamon roll!

[@Discrimination_is_not_a_right]

@@dvid51524 The male Angela Lansbury.

[@reduxmidasbrother7679]

I get it MARVELous. I know Marvellous is a word. But still.

[@nehirakinn]

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are friendship goals.

[@anakindarthjedi9264]

And also James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender

[@DykeZuki]

@@anakindarthjedi9264 McAvoy

[@anakindarthjedi9264]

@@DykeZuki yup I know it was due to the prediction I rushed

[@granville7]

In this clip he makes it sound as if he met Ian for the first time for the X-Men project . That can't be right, can it? Didn't they know each other for decades before that?

[@darkmyro]

@@granville7 it feels like that doesn't it? Though I don't remember him and Ian before X-Men

[@lswt6026]

people are normally creeped out by questions like “what are you doing now/up to”, but instead patrick stewart told a lovely story about his and his wife’s valentine’s day

[@economicist2011]

"I'm like, doing the autocomplete interview, duh."

[@dleung4623]

I feel like that question means what project they've been working on recently but celebrities always get creeper out/ somewhat offended. Also with questions like birthdays etc, so many people will be like "um what a basic question just Google it" and I'll be like... Yea they ARE googling it that's why the question made it into this interview

[@tompinkerton8099]

It is an absolute crime that Patrick Stewart has never won an Emmy or an Oscar. You could count the number of actors on one hand who are as talented as he is.

[@gupiwa]

I think it perfectly illustrates how bs those awards are and proof that they aren't about acting skill but about politics and whose hand you grease.

[@knockout3248]

But he is knighted

[@ben1ben2ben1]

@@gupiwa What should he have won for and over who? Considering the actors with the most Oscars and Emmy's are people like Bryan Cranston, Al Pacino, Daniel Day Lewis, Jack Nicholson, James Gandolfini, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro etc.. I would say generally they are a good indication of the best actors

[@nebularain3338]

The Oscars mean nothing.

[@dimitrijensk2845]

@@ben1ben2ben1I don’t necessarily know over who but he should have won an Emmy for Star Trek

[@jauxro]

Me: Don't worship celebrities, it's unhealthy Also me: he is the Captain. I adore him,

[@oneshoeshort]

I, a nobody, endorse this wholeheartedly.

[@livinginbliss]

*Admiral

[@Telerian3]

He will live on in our imaginations well after he is not with us. And go check out his Strongbow commercials. They are hilarious

[@Seven_1865]

Elizabeth Dickey I too a nobody second you!

[@LloydWaldo]

jauxro he’s not a celebrity, he’s an actor.

[@17emmarose]

I have found that asking British actors who weren’t in Harry Potter if they were in Harry Potter, to be a very touchy subject 😂

[@Thatsmegigi]

Emma Lucente 🤣 they need to remedy this, and add him to the Fantastic Beasts series!!

[@danielelizondo7627]

@@Thatsmegigi great idea but it's not harry potter. it's in the same (obviously) world tho

[@KairuHakubi]

not as touchy as bringing up the accursed EU way to ruin the mood

[@SubZeroCommander]

I'm pretty sure for him it's not a matter of nationality but rather the quality of the material. As a reader you'll know there's been plenty of good material out before HP which never got considered filming. You'll eventually experience it yourself when a new story comes along being hijacked by the movie industry & you dont give 2p about it.

[@KairuHakubi]

Steppenwolf tellin it exactly like I felt when that passable but ultimately insipid series blew up. I'm like where's the attention given to the Lloyd Alexanders of the world? The Piers Anthonys? The.... I dunno, something without goofy babyish magic words and wands.

[@oneshoeshort]

Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen: The Goodest and Purest of Sirs.

[@RikardPeterson]

I was surprised to learn that they didn't know each other before Xmen.

[@person43]

Goodest..

[@johnmartinez7440]

@@person43 New to the internet?

[@person43]

@@johnmartinez7440 the heck is that supposed to mean? Of course no...

[@johnmartinez7440]

@@person43 You seemed confused by "goodest".

[@universe1225]

Hope he lives at least another forty years. Such a wholesome guy.

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

So live till 120 years old?

[@universe1225]

@@TheCaptainSplatter Yes.

[@ludvigwintherpoulsen4265]

if god exists and is just he will brake the record for the oldest humanbeing ever

[@JOHNLARZONI89]

@@ludvigwintherpoulsen4265 The record is 122 years: Jeanne Louise Calment (1875-1997).

[@RabblesTheBinx]

I hope he lives exactly as long as he can stay healthy. I've seen people waste away and I don't wish that on anyone. If he's still going strong in 40 years, then great, but if he's confined to a bed that he can't get out of, in constant pain, and just not living so much as _surviving,_ then I'd rather he just die so as to not be suffering.

[@luizalves8071]

I had no idea it was X-Men that brought Ian and Patrick together. It feels like they've known each other since high school

[@kevindewes9637]

X men was released 20 years ago now! 😭

[@devilpupbear09]

@@kevindewes9637 has it been that long?!

[@Milkdromida]

The thing that confuses me, is that he says Ian tried to tell Patrick not to go on star trek, which was over 10 years before X men.

[@psychotictactoe]

@@Milkdromida I suspect they had crossed paths many times while doing stage but didnt become friends till X-men.

[@WolfbloodJakeWilliams]

They’ve met each other many times, they were in theatre productions together over 40 years ago, they just didn’t become close friends until X-men.

[@Tarrabyte]

He is 79 almost 80 years old and he's doing a fantastic job of keeping up his body image.

[@fsupark]

He better. His wife is only 41 years old.

[@a.t.pickle85]

I wish he could be a cameo in the new dune

[@justinluttrell1769]

It's amazing how well some people age. William Shatner is 89 and still sharp as ever. Carroll Shelby was 90 or so when he died and he was still building hot rods. Bernie Sanders is in his 80s and still remembers his name. Clint Eastwood is old as dirt and doesn't appear TOO off.

[@justinluttrell1769]

@Mog and Cobweb Not really I was just implying that he looks like he's in his triple digits and somehow hasn't COMPLETELY cracked yet.

[@jaydee1024]

I thought for sure he'd be ninety+, but I also thought he was older in his TNG days..

[@rezaalizain9143]

“...so Ian and I hung out together, drinking tea...” that’s one of the most British things I’ve heard lately.

[@ss-on3ll]

Ikr 😂😂😂

[@katroyal6309]

It's so adorable that the most exciting part of his day is giving his wife a gift. He is delighted even

[@matthewmartin5763]

I remember watching William Shatner's film, "The Captains". It 'was' free on KZbin. During his interviews with Stewart, he seemed sort of depressed and lonely. He wasn't married at the time and had divorced twice already, if I recall correctly. Here he seemed almost jovial here. Actually warmed my heart to see him with that happy glow. All he's ever tried to do is entertain others.

[@roy4173]

I love how happy he looked when he said Ian McKellen wasn't in Harry Potter

[@kramermariav]

The mark of true friendship, lol

[@jesstolley7193]

@@kramermariav I was just about to say that xD

[@btll4ever]

They still have a couple Fantastic Beasts movies to go. He'd make a good Hogwarts professor or the Minister of Magic. Frankly I watch him as a house elf.

[@jant1213]

"That's what's made us famous, that we weren't in Harry Potter." Yep, ok, that tracks.

[@dkisausome]

He would have made a great Dumbledore... But of course, they couldn't do that, because then it would just feel like Gandolf in Harry Potter...

[@fangthunderdragon]

Is homeboy really surprised that people would stay to the end? His voice is so nice I didn’t even notice time going by.

[@wafflefett]

Indeed. I wanted it to be longer!

[@swanningabout]

Homeboy?

[@20catsRPG]

Call him 'homeboy' here in UK, you get strung on the nearest lamp post before you can say 'America first'

[@garrett9562]

Hes the British Morgan freeman

[@integral]

Yes, such a lovely, charming man. I'd love to hear more.

[@loud_and_immodest]

This man is a gift. HOW DOES HE NOT HAVE AN OSCAR?!

[@kadejito1]

That's a very good question. Natalie Portman got an Oscar for having her face pasted onto a ballet dancer, and Patrick Stewart doesn't have one. What kind of universe are we living in? Must be Qs fault.

[@riyadthebest9518]

@@kadejito1 Natalie Portman deserved that Oscar

[@damnunicorn4562]

Studios haven't bought him one yet

[@fannishfanning160]

He is a Knight though. So he really doesn't need a golden statue

[@aaronrichards2842]

an oscar??? for what? x-men? hes hardly been in any academy award winning movies. an emmy, yes...for star trek and tv appearances.

[@avicusdusang1477]

If I ever met him, I would probably cry. He's just too pure.

[@Wolf6119]

"I think Jimmy Neutron was a character in a film that I played" So, we're all just going to collectively agree that this is true now, right?

[@malindabful]

I instantly started picturing Jimmy with Patrick's voice!

[@sirpickle2347]

We must if Patrick Stewart said it.

[@sidney4022]

He is King Goobot

[@nachoijp]

Are you implying that it isn't true?

[@antourte1]

Clearly one of his most treasured roles haha

[@fastertrackcreative]

"He [Ian McKellen] married us, my wife and I." aww!

[@fangiscool1]

He said "my wife and me," which is the correct way to say it. "My wife and I" is both incorrect and pretentious sounding

[@thekingwhostitches]

@@fangiscool1 "my wife and I" is correct at the beginning of the sentence. "My wife and me" is correct at the end of the sentence. E.g. My wife and I went to the cinema. Robert went to the cinema with my wife and me.

[@smileysatanson3404]

bff goals

[@thestevenofsuburbia8431]

I heard that and almost cried :)

[@keyframecatalyst3344]

@@fangiscool1 this correction sounds pretentious sounding

[@amritaghosh1120]

"I wasn't even asked to be in the harry potter movies.. So i couldn't turn it down arrogantly" 🤷🤣🤣

[@Walduhu]

That was definitely a shoutout to his bestie Ian who was asked to play Dumbledore, and turned it down ;)

[@ajoajoajoaj]

@Jomu the Owl To be fair, he probably wanted to avoid being typecast as another wizard.

[@fissilewhistle]

ajoajoajoaj That’s not it. Richard Harris for whatever reason didn’t like Ian McKellan and has said that he doesn’t think he’s a good actor. For obvious reasons, this made McKellan unwilling to accept the role of Dumbledore after Harris died.

[@Top_Hat_Man]

@@emperorzoltar6938 If He Played Him, Then He Would Have Been Revealed To Be Gandalf In A Movie.

[@vh6307]

BEST answer!! Got 2 borrow that 1!!🙋🏾‍♀️👊🏾

[@Jesse-ej6jo]

The way he acts, and how natural it comes to him; makes it clear why he is not merely a national treasure in his own right, but a global one indeed.

[@natashamerline]

I love how he mentions his wife every chance he gets ❤️

[@troublewithweebles]

It breaks my heart a little. In the best way.

[@sunnirae1900]

She's 39 years his junior, almost half his age. I'm still jealous of her.

[@marjanp4784]

@@sunnirae1900 what!!!!! 🙉

[@lindildeev5721]

@@sunnirae1900 Proof that age doesn't matter in love or friendship.

[@ElselchoGaming]

@@lindildeev5721 Yeah, just money haha

[@harmonydesroches]

He's delightful. The smile on his face after he read the Excalibur question totally made my day.

[@bevrosity]

"well done"

[@legzfalloffgirl5148]

Picard: the most British Frenchman ever

[@alexandervonsolo5172]

I agree it was a cool movie.

[@SamuelBlack84]

He was also in Lifeforce

[@danlayne9436]

When TNG started, I thought, "Oh, they got the Excalibur guy." Love that movie with many great actors in early roles. Liam Neeson anyone?

[@hyfy-tr2jy]

I loved the boyish joy on his face when asked if he played in Excalibur

[@Grim_Beard]

In which he was awesome - and very much seemed to be enjoying himself.

[@jasonyoung7705]

@@Grim_Beard Leon Degrance, Leon the brave! (somebody shouted nearby)

[@paulbrooks4395]

What a wonderful human. He’s like an English Mr Rogers.

[@Kajed8963]

Oh my God, he actually lived the "sports event or a stage performance" trope so many teen dramas use.

[@dominiquereyes22]

Man, can you imagine someone asking "Hey, so who married you?" "Gandalf the grey and Magneto"

[@darkmazztv]

You forgot LUC PICARD

[@AnelleOakewood]

@@darkmazztv *Jean-Luc Picard

[@karlsmith2570]

That was surprising to me too Ian Mackellan officiated Patrick's marriage to his wife

[@doomslayer8684]

John Seed

[@timothybruns2775]

@@darkmazztv Jean Luc Picard is Patrick Stewart and not Ian McKellen.

[@TheMr0utside]

He truly is marvelous human being. He is the embodiment of the expression '' aging like a fine wine ''.

[@MsNoPixel]

No sorry that’s Jennifer Anniston, she’s like a fine wine, the older she gets the finer she is. Imo the only thing Patrick has going for him is his soothing voice, but he’s definitely not like a fine aging wine.

[@bcalderhead]

TheMr0utside I totally agree. And for the record, I agree about Jennifer Aniston too.😀

[@nevermorenovelist]

5:50 is the face of pure, unadulterated glee at his best friend. Universe bless Patrick Stewart.

[@kevinroque5374]

The moment he mentioned Ian Mckellen I immediately heard Magneto calling out, "Charles!"

[@akosbarati2239]

"That's our joke, not for you, Kevin!" Sorry, couldn't resist :D

[@robertnett9793]

I mean - you can see what an incredible chemistry they both share in the X-Men movies.

[@jackko21]

Kevin Roque you should of killed me when you had the chance charles

[@rlacksgh9673]

It's a rare thing to find a British actor who hasn't appeared in Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, or Doctor Who

[@amanpal9219]

Or lords of the ring

[@meridzs]

@@user-tq3rr8vy2w ralph fiennes played voldemort. in harry potter.

[@Riftsrunner]

What is funny was that when working with Lalla Ward on a Shakespearean play in England, and she got the part of Romana in Doctor Who he asked her why she would waste her time doing a science fiction show on telly, when she was working in legitimate theatre. An irony that was not lost on her years later.

[@ogilvieds]

Yeah, but he was in another beloved franchise: Dune! Oh. ...oh, no.

[@bluewolf37777]

I would love to see him as a character in Doctor who! It would need to be their best story ever made through, because he can’t have a bad story.

[@intldawn]

Ian McKellen officiated Patrick’s wedding to his wife?! My heart cannot take this. ❤️❤️❤️ Amazing.

[@nicholassmith7984]

There were photos of this going around at the time.

[@intldawn]

Nicholas Smith I had no idea. That’s so lovely 🤗

[@flootzavut30daychallenge]

Their friendship is absolutely *precious*

[@emmerzk93]

He’s so sweet! Also he got his wife a 38-year-old olive tree for valentines day and they named it Valentina, I am dead 😭❤️

[@annameadowshelvie5714]

Raise your hand if you could listen to Patrick Stewart talk all day, not even what he says but just the sound of his voice.

[@killereria9945]

Anna Meadows Helvie that’s why i binge watch next gen.

[@pflanagan1]

I want him and Morgan Freeman to read me bedtime stories.

[@queen_of_flatulence]

@@pflanagan1 yaaas!

[@collectiveeffervescenceband]

I'd listen to that man read the phone book.

[@hawknewman1183]

If they'd added Ian McKellan to Logan, that movie could have been three hours of him, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman and Dafne Keen on a road trip singing songs and reciting Shakespeare and not only would it have been worth the price of admission it would still be in theaters.

[@DKHD176]

I realized about three-quarters of the way through this that I was smiling the entire time. He seems like such a great guy.

[@davidsmall6322]

Grinning. 100%. He's just so wonderfully polite, funny, and well-spoken.

[@davethomasatemyhamster]

Same here 😀 such a gentle man

[@axelcosgirl]

He has the perfect voice for reading children’s books; I think he’d sound especially great reading Winnie the Pooh.

[@ace-of-bats]

I suddenly and desperately NEED THIS IN MY LIFE.

[@khatharrmalkavian3306]

He did one of the Narnia audiobooks. I think it was "The Last Battle".

[@zackaryxbinks]

@@khatharrmalkavian3306 I was just about to comment that he should do the Narnia books. I need to find that! Thank you for posting this, I had no idea.

[@anthonydiaz6337]

He's been asked many times to do audio versions of Star Trek novels, but they can't afford him.

[@LamanKnight]

I've seen clips on KZbin where he narrated an animation of Little Red Riding Hood. It's very well done, but it makes me chuckle listening to his voice coming out of a little girl.

[@mikeysepticeyesquad9020]

I love how wholesome and youthful Patrick Stewart is by far one of the best actors ever truly a national treasure

[@ShadesOfKnight]

I love how he answers the questions like he's talking to a person instead of a camera - including the rambling tangents...

[@taitkers]

He's a huge advocate for rescue dogs and pit bulls specifically. One of his fosters was adopted out and has her own IG page. Super cute. As well as his other advocacy with domestic violence. He's a sweet soul. I'm so happy I grew up watching him and can still enjoy him today.

[@katharineshade9550]

Fostering is great - my family fosters cats and kittens. And possibly soon dogs. Love it! The kids learn a lot about responsibility, and we save the lives of these animals.

[@katekann9183]

His dog in the new Picard show is a pitbull. Super cute!

[@nedisahonkey]

Aw I'm not even a big fan of any of the shows or movies he's in but this along with all the stories I've heard about him being a genuinely sweet person are making my heart melt.

[@KaoruGoyle]

I suscribed to Amazon video so I could watch Piccard. He is such a treasure

[@EmeraldMara85]

There are terrible reasons why breeds like pitbulls end up in kill shelters because dog and cat breeds were bred for looks according to human standards(which is unnatural). So they end up having various health problems like hip problems, unable to breathe properly leading to high blood pressure problems like heart disease or like hypothyroidism...And the owners who were only in for the looks paid these breeders but when the pets start to get sick...those bastards left these poor animals at those kill shelters. Pitbulls are 1 of the most common 'breed' that end up in kill shelters as it's very popular for their looks.

[@CardinalKid87]

Kinda poetic how Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen became friends through the Xmen series just like their characters did although Xavier and Magneto didnt see eye to eye on several things making them frenemies

[@dil09ful]

Based on mutual respect. 🤟😁

[@kkandsims4612]

Just like there younger counterparts are bff’s to.

[@asherarnold5884]

They both worked at the same time in the royal shakespeare company when they were young men. There is a video series called Playing shakespeare that they were in together.

[@lindildeev5721]

Well, at the same time, two boys were playing a poor little boy and a little jerk and they're besties in real life.

[@agathanon]

His voice acting role in TES IV: Oblivion as Emperor Uriel Septim VII is what I cherish most. Legendary...

[@RBMDragon]

First time I heard his voice as well. Then I became obsessed with Star Trek.

[@elijahlong7791]

I was so exited that he voice acted in Oblivion, then instantly sadden when in the first mission Uriel Septim VII dies

[@dwaterson21]

That was my first experience with him too, then I got into Star Trek.

[@grubbs517]

Patrick Stewart: Reading the phone book onstage. Me: Where do I get a ticket?

[@alijane6675]

Just an absolute gem of a person. Best of this series so far.

[@ross-carlson]

Without question - what a travesty he doesn't have an Academy Award or Golden Globe.

[@SI-FI_creations]

I love how Patrick Stewart just casually corrected all the people out there that call it an "accent" instead of a dialect.

[@barrettdecutler8979]

I liked that he explained the difference, too, and why it was important and relevant.

[@sprinkhole58]

STFU.

[@DehnusNorder]

I kind of like how he seemed so much older in Star Trek Picard then he does here. Even as an old man he can still act.. like an older man. Truly a great talent!

[@lettuce7378]

"i drink a tea called yorkshire gold" the spiffing brit: Y E S

[@beth12svist]

This Czech here punched the air and said YES. In English, no less. :D

[@loenigma69]

Yorkshire Gold is the best. No question.

[@zachdidow2441]

Exactly what I thought LOL

[@Delinae]

Actually Yorkshire Gold is really good if you're in LA. It's designed to be steeped in hard water, which unfortunately LA has.

[@beth12svist]

@@Delinae That explains a lot, and I have a feeling I've even known this at one point. I've always lived in places with hard water.

[@turtleking7772]

HE WAS WAS SO EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT HIS KNITTING HIS SO PURE

[@magpiesneedle2575]

TurtleKing777 everyone should (knit and) be excited about their knitting,

[@Karin_Allen]

"No, Her Majesty the Queen does not have a Klingon sword" is not a sentence that should have to be said.

[@MadMorgie6318]

Yet, I am so glad that it was.

[@carebear91]

Watch, she all gets one after watching this. Lol

[@boneyjoe8543]

No... but rumour has it, that she has a lightsaber.

[@Ashworth6]

Maybe she does and she just didn't tell us. She might use it to behead Prince Andrew if he causes her any more embarrassment.

[@sleepinghermit7778]

I know, it should be"No, Her Majesty the Queen does not have a bat'leth"

[@flora1743]

This man is so charming and I love how he expressed his opinion on quite serious topics with such respect and so many thoughts put into it... Ahh... I love this man....Hope he will enjoy many more years to come in good health!

[@sillygirl3705]

Imagine having the privilege of marrying your best friend to the person they love, bro that's hella cute and wholesome

[@chilidrummer8333]

"Is Patrick Stewart a nice guy?" "Shall we put it on a vote?" "It's almost unanimous, 7 of the eight." 👉🏻" I'll talk to you later" Absolutely hilarious 😂😂😂

[@gmwilkiegeorge8685]

That was genius, got a meet & greet for being a rebel! 🤟

[@OleVanman]

It could have been so much better if there had been one more attending!

[@mazejcc85]

@VKRN I see the reference there! xD ....nice one!

[@OleVanman]

@VKRN Exactly my point! ;-)

[@NocniDuha39]

I laughed out so I had to translate it to my mom 🤣🤣

[@Proto-Lemon]

Patrick Stewart sounds like he is constantly doing an impression of Patrick Stewart.

[@js5791]

See he gets it

[@ProfessorArt1]

or he was never acting ;)

[@VidsAtLarge]

Why does this make sense?

[@cattjohnson1114]

Because he sort of is? His original dialect is Yorkshire which is a very broad accent so to rid it completely is very difficult and skillful

[@grumpynerd]

It's the resonator the RSC has implanted in all its actors' voice boxes. Even Judi Dench has one.

[@laurenw.8178]

it’s shocking how many awards Patrick HASN’T won - he’s amazing!

[@feedmeyoursoul29]

He and Ian only met during the X-men films?? Witnessing their friendship, you'd think they'd have known each other for much, much longer.

[@vacsad]

The first X-Men movie came out in 2000, two decades ago, so...

[@Melayahm01]

I thought I'd heard this, but someone somewhere said 'no, they've known each other since the 60s' Lies, obviously. It just looks as if they have, they're just soulmates

[@Ashworth6]

I remember an interview with Patrick Stewart at the time of the first X-Men in 2000 where he he mentioned that he had known Ian McKellan decades earlier, albeit not well, during their early acting careers. Strange how he seems to ignore that now.

[@bean669]

Ashworth6 that’s what i was thinking. if i remember correctly, they were in a theatre show together before X-Men...

[@zenergetic66]

@@Ashworth6 I'm assuming that they didn't really have any time to get to know each other until X-Men, though. The way he describes them drinking tea in neighboring trailers, when a film shoot can take months and months, I'm sure that was the real bonding time.

[@pedropolanco7052]

7 of 8 said yes.... "I'll talk to you later" 😂😂😂

[@OpherChrist82]

He didn't count himself... if he had, it would've been "Seven of Nine said yes" and you know she did.

[@paulgerla1455]

@@OpherChrist82 beat me to it

[@TheFusselmonster]

7of8 sister of 7of9

[@kiohanna]

"I'll talk to you later" the funniest!

[@frndrmn]

OH NO.

[@philgibson3001]

Yeah he killed me with that one. Patrick’s a funny guy

[@lindenjenesse5078]

I would SO not raise my hand just for the opportunity even to be bitched out by Patrick Stewart, and I would be fan-girling the whole time!!

[@matth8381]

When he spoke about fostering... be still my heart. What a gem.

[@Anton-cc7yc]

“Drinking tea and later in the afternoon maybe something a little bit stronger”... yeap, totally British 😂

[@vh6307]

ABSOLUTELY 🙋🏾‍♀️

[@juliemcneely-kirwan9314]

He should get one of those puppy interviews. He'd be a natural.

[@archer8492]

Every time I see Patrick Stewart on anything (acting, interviews, random appearances, on stage) he's unfailingly friendly, charismatic, charming, reasonable and just 'lovely' in that ineffable sense that very few people genuinely are. One of the few celebrities I think I'd actually lose my cool over if I were to meet them in real life.

[@DaemionBlackFire]

This man is a living legend. Of all the actors I've ever seen, nobody I know of deserves knighthood more. Watching his childlike smile as he remembers stuff like the movies he played in is just wonderful to behold.

[@eugeniesh7285]

"My mother was a knitter, she taught me how to knit". Me, a knitter: "How can I adore you even more?"

[@cindygreene3353]

My dad actually taught me and my mom how to knit!

[@Ajehy]

I love manly knitters! It’s such a fun hobby, it shouldn’t be seen as “women only” these days.

[@stinklinethegoblin5952]

Knitter sounds like a british insult

[@memorialled_zeppelin-warew1346]

Great. Ive met a bunch of knit... Wits.... Okay im leaving.

[@nytrodioxide]

I just want to imagine Patrick Stewart sitting down and just casually knitting.

[@NAcHO-wx5vg]

For those wondering... he was king goobot in jimmy neutron: boy genius.

[@ThePurpleCosmos]

You're the MVP. lol.

[@spencereades]

Much obliged :)

[@lillianward2810]

And the best part of the movie.

[@solarnaut]

Nacho … thanks... yeah, now that you mention it... I was wondering … but truth be told, it's been so long since I saw jimmy neutron that I have no place to put your helpful information. ;-)

[@abellewis3062]

Yes!

[@Thursdayschildfar2go]

Anyone picturing Her Majesty wielding a bat'leth now?

[@PinguinOfGruft]

Q'apla!

[@manic5378]

You mean like this? i.pinimg.com/originals/44/14/79/441479224a2220535e79259a070e4095.jpg No need to imagine anymore!

[@tatianaleutwiler1867]

Definitely.

[@roganf4013]

Head cannon, updated.

[@sleepinghermit7778]

Thank you for actually knowing its name. "A Klingon sword" I couldn't believe he never corrected it.

[@memc0282]

It's kinda weird, almost incredible that two famous british actors finally met until they worked together in 2000, I mean, they have been working since long before that movie, and never worked together before, never met before during some award ceremony or something... just incredible

[@RikardPeterson]

"What is Patrick Stewart known for?" "Being a delightful, good looking, charming, witty and generous companion." PUT HIM IN DOCTOR WHO! Not as the doctor, but as a companion.

[@cindygreene3353]

That's actually a great idea!

[@MacSalterson]

Honestly Patrick Stewart as the Doctor could also be fantastic, though he might be a bit old for it now.

[@alexsmalley9993]

He would outshine any Doctor they put him with. He would make a terrific Christmas special villain though.

[@hades17081997]

I love Doctor Who, or loved, but Patrick Stewart is too big shot for a doctor who. Maybe he would be in for one special episode but sadly not for longer

[@Me4-gc8qs]

I'd like to see him as the master, being a villain would be interesting.

[@punishercastle5487]

“Was Patrick Stewart knighted with a Klingon sword?” Anyone else love that that’s a common search? 😂😂 Also obvious side note: I love this man

[@eknaap8800]

Such an injudicious, fatuous and downright dumb question, and could only be asked by a 7-year old or someone who thinks an English knighthood is a 'Hollywood' procedure... 🤦‍♂️

[@punishercastle5487]

E Knaap you are taking it FAR too seriously. There probably was some dumb rumor that that was the case and some hopeful nerds googled it to check cuz they couldn’t believe it. It really isn’t something to get so frustrated about dude

[@eknaap8800]

@@punishercastle5487 It never ceased to amaze me how ignorant some people are, that they actually google these questions...

[@punishercastle5487]

E Knaap again..... taking it too seriously. I understand about finding ignorance frustrating but this isn’t ignorance. It’s just very simple and playful curiosity. Even Patrick Stewart enjoyed the question you can tell. Take a deep breath dude, there are much worse things in the world to get frustrated about. I suggest finding a flat-earther forum to rant on

[@mushroomhead3619]

Obviously asked by someone who is not an obsessed Trekkie. Comic Book Guy would be like it’s a Bat’leth you fool!

[@Djeispark]

*"Is Patrick Stewart left handed? NO! I wonder WHY you would ask that??" Welcome to The Internet, Patrick.*

[@redshirtveteran5688]

... So, it's not for casting him for a Princess Bride sequel? Got it.

[@masere]

He did do the engage hand signal with his left hand before he switched to the right.

[@maazkalim]

And that substantiates what, "@@masere"?

[@YnseSchaap]

Camera left

[@varisware]

Right after "Is x autistic?"?

[@Joe_D1905]

I had goosebumps the whole video. What a nice person, brilliant actor, eloquent. Captain Picard, may you live forever.

[@deidremarshall2100]

I love how he takes his time to talk about fostering dogs. Can I love him any more than I do now?

[@maryannangros7538]

I used to foster for She!tie rescue. My husband and I did it for ten years, before we both had strokes.We loved doing it for all this beautiful babies

[@mohamedmostafamohamedmahbo5706]

Will you marry him?

[@MissLilRedRooster]

I adore him as a human. He is so absolutely delightful.

[@20catsRPG]

I am a cat and adore him too!

[@Azaghal1988]

"being a delightful, good looking, charming, witty and generous companion" He definitely forgot "extraordinarily humble" in the list :) Great guy!

[@Michel190778]

I could sit and listen to this guy for hours. He's like the lovely grandpa that amuses his grandkids with amazing stories.

[@rebekahferrell8306]

I’m crying at the sheer loveliness of this human being

[@Suho1004]

Somehow he made me feel like we were sitting down, just the two of us, having a nice chat over a couple cups of Yorkshire Gold. That was great.

[@AlexRMcColl]

I was literally drinking a cup of Yorkshire Gold when he said it. Love it.

[@R.M.MacFru]

He's an absolutely marvellous speaker. I had the opportunity to sit in to an open Q&A with him when he was doing a Shakespeare production at the University of Michigan several years back. I can't say enough wonderful things about him. 💖

[@marus815]

"Who, I'll be frank be with you, I'm in love with" MY FAVOURITE BROMANCE IS CONFIRMED

[@halehsh8694]

I met him at the autograph queue outside a theatre, when he came out, you knew he’s there. Such a lovely vibrant person with a very strong charisma.

[@anakindarthjedi9264]

I wish I had a professor like him or had a chance to attend his college

[@Fr0zenP3nguin]

You'd need some crazy mutation to enrol...

[@anakindarthjedi9264]

@@Fr0zenP3nguin I know actually I miss my school days

[@nickshane9314]

Wow for a second I thought you meant he was an actual professor jokes on me

[@anakindarthjedi9264]

@@nickshane9314 nope mate

[@corgisrule21]

Somnath Bhattacharya him and Ian both! When they discuss theatre and Shakespeare etc it’s enthralling, when it would be utterly boring with most anyone else (Judy Dench is awesome too).

[@EpcotCenter1982]

He should have gotten an Emmy for “THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!!”

[@XVeganDaveGodFreeX]

And an Oscar for "the line must be drawn here, this far, no further!"

[@thegamingdemigod258]

THERE ARE fOuR LIGHTS

[@ShanteYouStay]

Or the one where he lived an entire lifetime in like an hour. The one with the flute. That was magic. But...the people who vote think that science fiction doesn’t deserve awards, even though he was SO GOOD in Star Trek.

[@gauntman9636]

It's absolutely CRIMINAL he didn't win an Emmy, SEVERAL Emmys, for playing Jean-Luc Picard. Chain of Command, Family, The Inner Light, Darmok. There are so many TNG episodes that showcase his amazing acting.

[@meandmyEV]

@@ShanteYouStay It is "The Inner Light" which is the best episode of all Star Trek for acting in my opinion. The woman that played his wife, Margot Rose, is also superb in that episode as were the other guest actors.

[@gnowmi]

I feel like I'm probably manage to sit through 10 hours of this straight.

[@laetitia0884]

Me too, he makes me feel so good! I've been growing up with Star Trek, my family was literally running to catch the show, every Sunday night.We love him and now I have Picard to enjoy.

[@jamesandrew59]

I was sitting here with my chin in my palms and my elbows on my desk like a kid watching this completely enthralled.

[@CatsSayMeow89]

I’ve always loved Patrick Stewart and I think I love him even MORE after watching this. What a delightful and genuine person he is! 😊

[@goblitupor3454]

Everyone who disliked this video should get their internet taken away.

[@xstcrmzx1552]

This. Is. FACTS

[@iwong3357]

They called a Bat'leth a "Klingon sword". What do you think the proper response to that is? What if I called a Green Beret's M4A1 a "Human peashooter"?

[@vh6307]

IMMEDIATELY 👊🏾

[@frostyskeletons8950]

@@iwong3357 ah yes, just want the underpaid social media intern looking at metrics will assume when she sees that specific dislike

[@ajl8198]

Yes I totally agree

[@albertramirez7686]

I adore everything about this man and his friendship with Ian McKellen

[@mockturtlesuppe]

8:25 This was the most posh-but-charming thing ever.

[@thepurrlateriat]

this man is literally perfect. Please be my grandfather and sit in a comfy chairs and tell me stories about your life.

[@kellerweskier7214]

No matter where you live. When Patrick passes, we will all be sad.

[@balduran]

Don't conjure it up! He will survive us all!!

[@secretlybees]

way to bring down the mood man

[@zeeniashah440]

Bite your tongue!

[@ToniGlick]

Hush!

[@bunniesbunniesbunnie]

I'd listen to this man tell me about anything forever.

[@carlosp.574]

Listening to this man will instantly make your day better.

[@Thetabc24]

And classier too.

[@jbearclowater]

I can't help but smile when he laughs.

[@davidowens1132]

I'd love to hear him be the audio book voice for the Harry Potter series, though his voice is so soothing that I'd probably fall asleep listening to him.

[@MartijnCoppoolse]

Try finding his performance of Dickens' Christmas Carol; it's brilliant!

[@SpicyFiur]

"Yorkshire Golden Tea" Spiffing brit INTENSIFIES!

[@RicardoOliveira-ot2xt]

#NotSponsored

[@amy-rosecollins8845]

I mean, of the bagged teas, this is the best. But I'm semi-surprised that he doesn't use loose leaf tea. Now that's spiffing Brit :p

[@robertnett9793]

@@thespiffingbrit Nice to see you here. And I am proud to announce that our local store here in Bavaria also sells Yorkshire Tea.

[@benguo2563]

@@thespiffingbrit We need a way to "totally balance" the Oscars for him!

[@stevenvail701]

@@thespiffingbritI know this must be at the top of youtube right now. But I'm choosing to imagine you have a tea-dar in your head that goes off at any important tea development.

[@davidllamas9227]

The Yorkshire dialect sounds like they're playing his voice backwards.

[@ShaneWalta]

That's one of the accents/dialects that makes me laugh when people say "I love the British accent"

[@Ah-ed6ie]

Patrick the guy you could go Down't pub with.

[@johnturner4400]

There are dozens of Yorkshire dialects

[@zahiriously2347]

or speaking norwegian with accent

[@Lumibear.]

Careful now, Yorkshireman here, though admittedly if I make a KZbin video and talk in my natural dialect/accent, Auto Subtitle has a heart attack and commits suicide simultaneously.

[@mrsir3658]

Love how he tosses the papers behind him

[@krystalshelby]

I love Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen's friendship! It warms my Cherik heart❤

[@PaulGirdlestone]

I am so happy that he is able to just speak his mind on the whole Brexit thing without fear of kickback. He know we all respect him and his opinions.

[@msromike123]

Yeah he could have passed on that. Handsome people that can memorize words and turn their internal emotions into easily recognizable facial expressions have no greater insight into politics than anyone else.

[@mikellwehrer]

Except he's entirely wrong and just parroting a line he's been fed. The EU kept Europe at peace? Absolute nonsense. NATO has kept the peace in Europe, and since the United States is the actual force behind NATO...

[@szemjuelhont3574]

@@mikellwehrer I don't know you, but you seem like a very unpleasant person to be around

[@wjzav1971]

@@mikellwehrer I respect your opinion, but I find it a little disrespectful that you claim that he is parroting a line he's been fed. Can't this be just his honest opinion? Why do people always claim that a detrimental opinion to their own is being "parroted" or "fed"? What makes you question that someone else's view is less informed or believed than yours? How would you feel if I just claimed that you are just parroting lines. What a way to invalidate other people's views and ideologies by claiming that they are "parroting".

[@Nicholas_Terry]

@@mikellwehrer you’re not wrong, but I’m sure he genuinely believes what he is saying. And he’s entitled to his opinions, even if he’s entirely wrong. That said, I’m a bit surprised he believes what he does. He’s a knighted British man. I would think that he would be more pro-British...

[@austinmoore2672]

This man is just too lovely, brings a smile to my face every time. And got to love the passion in his voice when he talks of the EU, Acting and his husband Ian

[@spcmegreg]

You’ve heard it here people. Yorkshire Gold. That’s the fountain of youth. He drinks it every day. 😏

[@jasonmiller2379]

this isn't canon, even if he says it. He drinks Tea, Earl Gray, Hot

[@dunmermage]

Who knew the Spiffing Brit was right.

[@zkw100]

I'm nobody you need to know Quite right, too, by ‘eck.

[@debrajessen7975]

Jason Miller British people don’t really like earl gray for their tea, and that is fact.😊

[@supravlieg]

A spiffing brit.

[@grandela6616]

The little squeak he does at 6:15 is the most adorable thing in existence. That is all