He means more to me than I thought.
I was raised in an abusive home, and Star Trek TNG was one of my few escapes. I remember wanting to be like Captain Picard when I grew up. Confident, kind, direct, capable, and loving.
I don’t know if I’m there yet. But I’m trying.
I already miss you. So very much.
Would you mind sharing what he meant/means to you? I think reading your words will help.
I used to go to sleep listening to the furnace and pretending it was the hum of the Enterprise with Patrick Stewart at the helm. I was safe because he was there. I’m in my fifties now and still that sometimes helps me get to sleep.
His passing is like a gut punch. My stomach is in a knot and my eyes are all welled up.
RIP Patrick - you will be missed.I was raised in an abusive home
As was he. He gave to/worked for organizations that fight domestic violence as a result.
Thank you! I had no idea. ❤️
Oh no, this is how I find out? 😢
Well shit… I’m sorry you found out this way.
Same here, but honestly I’d rather it be this way than from some crappy YouTube ad or news program. Here I can read other people’s notes on their feelings and happy memories.
The happy memories is what I was searching for. They helped me.
This to both. I’d also rather find out this way. Probably also the sense of humor Sir Patrick would have had.
Before he was Starfleet, he was a Paul Atreides’ mentor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurney_Halleck
An overlooked role!
Long live duke LETO!
Between the lines he delivered as Jean-Luc Picard and Professor X - even if they were written by someone else - they shaped my worldview.
The perspectives he spoke in my formative years on the human condition and being a singular representation of true leadership are hallmark examples that I strive for. I know he was acting - it doesn’t matter, it’s aspirational.
His love for life, all life; transcended the screen, as evidenced by his hijinks in recent memory with another anointed knight - Sir Ian McKellen.
We are richer for knowing him and poorer for having lost him…
Patrick Stuart as Picard gave me some of my favourite moments in all of media. This out of place, British/French/Space man, speaking softly and at length about morality and the human experience. Showing us that diplomacy is about conversation, rather than yelling, posturing and finger pointing. He still continues to give me hope that Humanity can eventually surpass the greed, hate and fear that hold us all down. Hopefully, we can see a glimpse of it in our lifetime.
If you haven’t, give Star Trek, especially TNG a go. It’s messages are still relevant today… Just don’t start with season 1. “Measure of a Man” was what made me fall in love with Star Trek and Picard as a character. In fact, I’m going to watch it right now.
☭ From The Fall of Eagles ☭Acting
Picard thought me more about morals and ethics than any of my teachers. RIP buddy
This. A man to aspire to be. He wasn’t some sort of magical super hero, he was real.
He was Picard and even more than Picard.
Not much sadly, I was more of a Stargate and Star Wars watcher, but the few non acting vids i saw of him he looked really nice, down to earth, and just very cool in general
edit: sorry I lied, I forgot I watched him as Prof X
One of my first super hero movies I watched was X-men 2. (Classmate gave me a illegal recording of that and Transformers.)
I used to complain that super hero fatigue was real, Ive been watching them since age ~7 , and now I’m 27. I’ve seen enough super heroes. But now I will buy a ticket to doomsday to see Stewart one last time
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Honestly, I don’t really know. He was a celebrity, not my friend.
I loved quite a lot of the things he started in. TNG is a significant part of my childhood. Outside of acting, he seemed like a class act.
But I never knew the guy. His death brings me sadness, but I don’t think I’m in mourning. Not for him at least. His death just feels like another piece of the world I was born into going away.
There’s lots but the triple take story is for some reason at the forefront.
