Question: Re: What his theory was on how Garak learned to sew.

Andy: Well, you see, that’s actually in one of the very first diaries that I wrote. When he was exiled to Terok Nor, it was such an humiliating experience that they all expected him to fold, because it was really a fall of the mighty. I mean this guy was very high up in the organization, The Obsidian Order, which is probably up there in the government with… what is it? The Central Command, the group which actually runs things. But it’s like say if Bill Clinton was sent to wash out the Men’s washroom. (There’s lot of people who want to send him there.) And they thought that Garak was through. They gave him this little shop and the whole purpose was that he was now going to mend ripped Cardassian soldiers uniforms and he decided to get back at them by being really good at it. So I think he’s totally self taught. There was a while when I thought he was lousy tailor, but now I think he’s probably a great tailor.

Andrew Robinson at a con in 1998–T ‘n’ T’s Star Trek Adventures

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