In his own words, Stewart tells his life story from his early days in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England to the present. Born just after the start of World War II, he was raised by his mother while his father served in the army. The family struggled financially and suffered domestic abuse at the hands of his father. He caught the acting bug while quite young, playing in local amateur theatres and eventually attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School on a grant with his friend, actor Brian Blessed. He played small parts in different repertory theatres before becoming a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966. From there his career grew to performing onstage and in minor film roles internationally. While in Los Angeles he received a request to audition for his most famous role, that of Captain Jean-Luc Picard on the reboot of Star Trek. Since then he has returned to his first love, the stage in a number of productions as well as playing Professor Charles Xavier in the X-men franchise with his good friend Ian McKellan. Stewart has done a majority of his work after age 60 and now at 83 he does not plan on slowing down. I was surprised that he doesn't say much about his activism in the cause of domestic violence. I listened to the audiobook narrated by Stewart and his familiar voice was like listening to an old friend.
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