It has been well over a decade since Patrick Stewart last played the part of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, in 2002's "Star Trek: Nemesis." But would the British thespian ever come back to the role that made him a household name? According to an answer he gave on Facebook while doing an Entertainment Weekly Q&A, he might, if the script and situation were right.
"Absolutely...," Stewart responded to a fan's query, "if it were a really good script. But, the poor soul is getting old and long in the tooth. He would probably need some help mounting his horse unlike the youthful captain of 30 years ago."
Taking age into consideration, another fan asked who Stewart thinks would be a good choice to play a young Picard, if one should ever be needed on screen.
"I would have to say it must be the actor, my son, Daniel Stewart," he responded.
Stewart went on to say that "Macbeth" was the most challenging role of his career, that he most enjoys collaborating with Jennifer Lawrence (because she has "a great sense of humor, and is quite good looking"), and that if the Star Trek Holodecks were real he'd want use one of them to be a Formula 1 race car driver.
Stewart is currently out promoting the film "Match," which can be seen in theaters and through video-on-demand. You can check out the full Facebook Q&A embedded below:
