Making It So...

Making It So: A Memoir by Patrick Stewart

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is a delightful book that is like spending time with a good friend…telling all his stories and offering all his many insights on an acting career that spans 6 decades.

Patrick Stewart is most famous for being the Captain of the Enterprise on Star Trek: The Next Generation and as Professor Xavier in the X-Men series. At 400 plus pages, he will definitely hit a lot of the high points, as well as the low points. It may be tempting to want to skip to the Star Trek stuff…but I found his tales of his childhood fascinating as well. Comparisons to a Charles Dickens novel seem appropriate. How growing up poor in the north of England instilled him with a ‘poverty mentality’ deep into his life, and how even after years of being on stage he still learns and maintains a youthful playfulness.

The book dutifully chronicles his ascent from ‘Unknown Shakesperean Actor’ to one of the most recognized actors in the world. Along the way are many pitfalls and regrets and his humility in the face of all of it is refreshing. This was a wonderful journey and I was glad to be able to spend time with him on it…




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