Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)

Birthright, Part I (1993)

Alexander Siddig: Doctor Julian Bashir

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• [Doctor Bashir has commented on Data's more "human" attributes] 

  Lt. Commander Data : Most people are interested in my extraordinary abilities - how fast I can compute, my memory capacity, how long I will live. No one has ever asked me if my hair will grow, or noticed that I can breathe.

  Dr. Julian Bashir : Well, your creator went to a lot of trouble to make you seem human. I find that fascinating.

• [during a shutdown, Data has experienced some kind of vision] 

  Dr. Julian Bashir : Maybe you had a dream, or a hallucination.

  Lt. Commander Data : I am not capable of either of those functions.

  Dr. Julian Bashir : Yet you can't account for what happened today, can you?

  Lt. Commander Data : At present, I cannot.

  Dr. Julian Bashir : Well, maybe you should approach this from a more human standpoint. You're right that machines can't have hallucinations. But then again - most machines can't grow hair.

• Dr. Julian Bashir : [to Data]  I must admit, Commander, I didn't think you'd be so... personable.

• Dr. Julian Bashir : Remarkable. You know, this is just the kind of thing that might get me published in the Starfleet Cybernetics Journal. Would you mind if I authored a paper on all this?

  Lt. Commander Data : Of course not.

  Dr. Julian Bashir : Thank you, Data. And... sweet dreams.