Dafne Keen, Harriet Walter Praise Patrick Stewart's Mentorship and Warmth at 11
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Updated · The Guardian · Nov 1
Dafne Keen, Harriet Walter Praise Patrick Stewart's Mentorship and Warmth at 11
1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Nov 1
Summary
Dafne Keen said Stewart made her feel protected and included on the set of Logan when she was 11, calling him her “acting professor” and recalling how he turned intense filming days into play.
One anecdote captured that mix of craft and mischief: Stewart asked why no one ever sneezes in films and made a pact with Keen to try slipping one into a take.
Harriet Walter described a similarly exuberant side, remembering Stewart anonymously attending a Michigan football game before conducting the University of Michigan Marching Band at halftime and then performing Antony and Cleopatra that night.
Both tributes framed Stewart as an actor whose late-arriving fame never hardened him, instead reinforcing his warmth, curiosity and generosity toward colleagues on and off set.