Star Trek: Voyager1995

[the Doctor has decided to leave Voyager in favor of his singing career]

The Doctor:
I feel I've accomplished all I can here. Oh, there's the occasional medical mystery that challenges my programming, but mostly, it's become routine. And frankly, I feel my talents are often taken for granted. But when I'm standing on that stage performing, and I see those rapt faces in the audience... I feel I finally know what it's like to be made of flesh and blood.

Seven of Nine:
You simply crave attention, applause, fan mail.

The Doctor:
What if I do?

Seven of Nine:
Those things are irrelevant.

The Doctor:
To you, maybe. But to me, it makes me feel appreciated... even loved. Not for what I've been programmed to do; but for who I've become.