Making It So: A Memoir

by Patrick Stewart

Reading 1: What is the narrative, the story? Reading 2: What is the play about? Reading 3: What does my character say about himself? Reading 4: What do other characters say about my character when he is present? Reading 5: What do other characters say about my character when he is absent? Reading 6: What is true in the play? Reading 7: What is false in the play? Reading 8: What does the character actually do?

is not about being clever—it is about being truthful and vulnerable.”

“What were you doing at UCLA last night,” he asked, “and why would Gene Roddenberry want to meet with you this morning?”