When Patrick Stewart first joined 'Star Trek: The Next Generation,' the Royal Shakespeare Company veteran had little tolerance for funny business on set.
the Royal Shakespeare Company veteran recalled clashing with his fellow Enterprise shipmates during the first season of the sci-fi series because he didn't believe they were taking their roles seriously enough.
"My castmates doubled over in laughter when they flubbed multiple takes and, in rehearsals, they sometimes ad-libbed things that weren't in the script to make their lines funnier," Stewart recalled, per . "My experiences at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre had been intense and serious. Naturally, we enjoyed a bit of levity, but in general we knew our time was limited and we didn't fool around."set, I grew angry with the conduct of my peers, and that's when I called that meeting in which I lectured the cast for goofing off and responded tohere, Denise, to have fun.
Stewart's bold proclamation didn't exactly win over his peers. "In retrospect, everyone, me included, finds this story hilarious. But, in the moment, when the cast erupted in hysterics at my pompous declaration, I didn't handle it well," he recalled. "I didn't enjoy being laughed at. I stormed off the set and into my trailer, slamming the door."and Brent Spiner stopped by to hash everything out.
British actor Patrick Stewart in a scene from an episode of the television series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' entitled 'The Next Phase,' California, May 16, 1992. "He and Jonathan acknowledged that yes, there was too much goofing around and that it needed to be dialed back. But they also made it clear how off-putting it was — and not a case study in good leadership — for me to try to resolve the matter by lecturing and scolding the cast," Stewart acknowledged.
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