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from the company playing, you know, small, supporting roles. it was a guy called... ben kingsley. and ben and i, we stood looking at this going, "wow. what must it be like? it must be amazing." well, there i was, getting to do it myself. and hollywood is-- american movies have always had a huge influence on me. i saw them when i was young. and they-- well, my childhood wasn't great. so movies were an escape. as acting for me for a long time became an escape, i didn't have to be patrick stewart anymore. i could be somebody else and lead another life, other than the life that i was leading. and so, to be on hollywood boulevard, doing that with so many famous names, i mean, incredibly distinguished and brilliant people. ( applause ) >> stephen: well, i have one-- there is one-- patrick, there is one obvious follow-up question there. has ben kingsley gotten it? >> okay, um, i hope to be discussing this with ben very soon, but no, he has-- no. but-- >> stephen: gotcha! >> but he got a star on the hollywood walk of fame before i did. so we're kind of 50-50. >> stephen: tit for tat, exa