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Stewart performedA Christmas Carolin New York in 1991, 1992, 1994, and last in 2001.
Lets start withStar Trek.
What convinced you to come back to Picard?To be honest, I didnt want to.
I had determined long ago that my time with Jean-Luc andStar Trekwas over.
I had given everything I could to the character in the series.
They listened to me talk for half an hour or so.
In less than two days, I had over 30 pages of copy, which I studied very carefully.
This was not going to beStar Trek: The Next Generation, Part Two.Thats why I said yes.
Luckily, there was always so much work going on.
I simply didnt have the opportunity to look again.
The last time I didChristmas Carolwas 16 years ago, and it was in a 1,600-seat theater.
I began to think about how would I doChristmas Carolin such a small space.
I wasnt sure that my body and my brain were up for it.
Therefore, I could tell a different kind of story.
That is what brings me to be the connection betweenPicardandA Christmas Carol.
I believe that the world Im in now has never been so troubled and dark a place.
Im a war baby.
I was born in 1940, so I have some experience of the sounds of war.
My father was away for the first five years of my life.
I never knew who he was until he came home in 1945.
But the times were living through now are exceptional and alarming.
Im now looking at something a little bit darker, and well see.
Ill know by Friday night whether its worked or not.
I was just curious if youd gotten to taste it yet.No, I have not.
Im very fond of wine, particularly red wine.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
