Patrick Stewart

“I was brought up in a very poor and very violent household. I spent much of my childhood in fear.”

“The Prime Directive is not just a set of rules; it's a philosophy, and a very correct one.”

“It's not that I'm a serious person. I'm a sensible person. And you can't be a sensible person and not be serious about the way the world is.”

“The work of a storyteller is to tell the truth, but in a way that people will listen.”

“Make it so.”

“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.”

“The first duty of a Starfleet officer is to the truth.”

“Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.”

“The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity.”

“Acting is a very insecure profession. It's a terrible way to make a living.”

“Having a dog is like having a four-year-old child that never grows up.”

“There is a line that must be drawn, and on this side of it, we will not be moved.”

“The great thing about acting is that you can do it at any age. You don't have to be a certain type. You can be any age, any ethnicity, any shape.”