The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially when they're renegotiating contracts.

Whenever the lion fish in the fish tank in the captain's ready room died it was always a sad moment.

One of the things that I've come to understand is that as I talk a lot about Picard, what I find is that I'm talking about myself.

As time went on, I did campaign to lighten the character a little bit, to introduce some romance into the episodes, outside activities, horse riding and fencing and mountaineering.

When I'm meant to be standing in the wings, the only way to go is the ladies' toilets. It's the only time I've ever acted in the toilets.

We've made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They invade our space and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds and we fall back. Not again! The line must be drawn here! This far, no further! And I will make them pay for what they've done!

The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially when they're renegotiating contracts.