Star Trek icon Sir Patrick Stewart joins Rich to share tales from his humble beginnings, how theatre saved him, and how childhood trauma informed his career and led to his passion for mental health advocacy. To read more about Patrick and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾https://bit.ly/richroll785 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS & DAN DRAKE https://www.blakecurtis.net/ https://www.dandrake333.com/ 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:28 His Father's Military Career and Presence 00:06:37 The Persistence of Dialect in Yorkshire 00:09:42 The Impact of his Father's Illness 00:14:27 Therapy and Learning to Listen 00:16:15 Theater as Salvation 00:21:33 Connecting to Macbeth 00:24:38 Seeing his Father in the Mirror 00:28:49 Channeling Life Experience into Picard 00:30:25 Initial Decision to Pass on Winter's Tale 00:32:11 The Impact of Winter's Tale 00:37:02 The Authenticity of Acting 00:39:33 Creating Healthy Boundaries 00:42:11 The Difficulty of Recording an Audiobook 00:44:10 A Friendship for the Ages with Sir Ian McKellen 00:47:16 Ian McKellen Marries Patrick and Sunny 00:49:08 Star Trek 00:50:45 Star Trek's Positive Vision of the Future 00:51:52 The Encounter with Gene Roddenberry 00:57:39 Meeting Rod Steiger 01:00:23 Rod Steiger's Lesson 01:02:58 Paranormal Activity in Silver Lake House 01:08:31 Animal Welfare Advocacy 01:10:39 Lessons and Reflections 01:15:40 Credits * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 2630 Conejo Spectrum St. Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 #richroll #richrollpodcast