I became a better listener than I ever had been as a result of playing Jean Luc Picard because it was one of the things that he does terrifically well.

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I certainly wanted to maintain some sense of mystery about Picard and that's why we...

I certainly wanted to maintain some sense of mystery about Picard and that's why we...

The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially...

The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially...

One day, out of irritation, I said, you know all of those years with the...

One day, out of irritation, I said, you know all of those years with the...

Whenever the lion fish in the fish tank in the captain's ready room died it...

Whenever the lion fish in the fish tank in the captain's ready room died it...

Roddenberry had created quite a complex and at times mysterious character. Guarded, cautious, careful in...

Roddenberry had created quite a complex and at times mysterious character. Guarded, cautious, careful in...

Tom Hanks knows the name of all the episodes.

Tom Hanks knows the name of all the episodes.

I don't do impersonations. I can do a wounded elephant! I can do a really...

I don't do impersonations. I can do a wounded elephant! I can do a really...

I am told that there have been over the years a number of experiments taking...

I am told that there have been over the years a number of experiments taking...

I've met actors where you think, if only you could just clean up your act...

I've met actors where you think, if only you could just clean up your act...

I've often reflected on this in the past weeks as I've been following the presidential...

I've often reflected on this in the past weeks as I've been following the presidential...

During the course of the seven years I played scenes with an oil slick, I...

During the course of the seven years I played scenes with an oil slick, I...

It wasn't until the first season ended that I went to my first Star Trek...

It wasn't until the first season ended that I went to my first Star Trek...

There are several books that I have-the Physics of Star Trek, Star Trek and Business,...

There are several books that I have-the Physics of Star Trek, Star Trek and Business,...

Having played many roles of scientific intellect I do have an empathy for that world....

Having played many roles of scientific intellect I do have an empathy for that world....

As time went on, I did campaign to lighten the character a little bit, to...

As time went on, I did campaign to lighten the character a little bit, to...

Creating a believable world on the ship was very important, and technically they got better...

Creating a believable world on the ship was very important, and technically they got better...

It still frightens me a little bit to think that so much of my life...

It still frightens me a little bit to think that so much of my life...

I wasn't campaigning for a role in a Hollywood television series, it was a fluke....

I wasn't campaigning for a role in a Hollywood television series, it was a fluke....

It is what you do from now on that will either move our civilization forward...

It is what you do from now on that will either move our civilization forward...

The truth of the matter is, all of those guys on Star Trek: The Next...

The truth of the matter is, all of those guys on Star Trek: The Next...