“I’m ready to say goodbye to Jean-Luc Picard”: Patrick Stewart’s last interview at Première

In the spring of 2022, Sir Patrick Stewart gave us an interview, a few days after finishing filming his last moments in a Starfleet uniform. He confided to us his love of the character… Meeting.

Following the filming of the final season 3 of Star Trek: Picard on Prime Video, in May 2022, we were able to meet Sir Patrick Stewart. On the occasion of the death of the British actor, at the age of 86, we are republishing today this interview which says a lot about the actor’s love for his Starfleet Captain.

FIRST: Jean-Luc Picard has always had a special place in the hearts of Star Trek fans. What makes the difference from Captain Kirk?
PATRICK STEWART: The only thing they have in common is their devotion to the Federation. Other than that, they have almost nothing in common. Kirk is always in action. He always responds in a physical way to obstacles, to events. Whereas Picard is a thinker. He’s a guy who thinks first and discusses. He will always choose to speak rather than wage war. I identify a lot with that personally. Because I am a kid born at the start of the Second World War, with a father who had gone to fight and whom I did not see for the first five years of my life. My big brother also went to war. My whole family was dislocated and even though I didn’t really understand what was happening at the time, it all had a big impact on me…