How Picard lost his hair.

We were going to shoot in about a week or two. And we had Patrick send for his toupee, which was back in London. Because we had to present any cast member to the hierarchy at the studio - To the head of the television division and his associates, and his underlings. And we figured that they would not go for a bald man

So we sent for the wig piece and we had Patrick put it on and he was then to go up to the offices of the head of the division. He put it on and turned to us and it was so ratty, so awful looking it really looked like what it was.

Anyway, Gene said well, 'Oh for god's sakes take it off, take it off!' And so he took it off and we then took him up. And they bought him immediately. They were thrilled to hear that wonderful voice. Wonderful annunciation that he had. It made everything seem better and more exciting, more intense and entrancing.