Pulled this quote from an article on TrekToday.com:

On the other hand, he doesn't miss Picard. "It continues to irritate now when I'm introduced as 'Star Trek's Patrick Stewart,'" he said. Though he is "very proud of the television series", he noted that he has often been disturbed at being so closely identified with Jean-Luc Picard.

Y'know what, Patrick? Stop your whining. Star Trek made you (1)famous and (2)wealthy. And it's not like the Star Trek phenomenon came out of nowhere and took you by surprise. It had already been in full swing for 20 years before you came along.

OK, rant over.