Spring in Fialta
A malign star kept him
I'm not aware that many people actually think/suggest that (other than when making the "You have to really love it to be able to tolerate the failures, so don't do it if you're just after the money" type point). I mean, I definitely think there's reason to be skeptical of people who do it for the money, and for that to be stigmatized, but only because that usually correlates with an uninteresting result.
The point about failure and skepticism are absolutely fair but I vehemently disagree about the stigmatization. You might have less of an interest towards the work but there's no reason someone should be blocked/discouraged from creating art simply because their reasons for doing them don't align with the values of others. I find that to be a pretty horrible way of looking at the process, frankly. For example, if someone hates painting but is ridiculously talented at it and do it because it gives them a lot of money/attention, I'm still glad in a selfish that they're creating work because I enjoy it, even if their reasons for making it aren't very attractive or noble. I mean, to relate this to the conversation I had about this subject, the girl I was speaking with is an actress who works in theater who was telling that in the business - now she might have been exaggerating or it might relate to the scene in Montreal, I don't know, I don't really like watching plays - that if people perceive you to not have respect/value the theater or doing it for the '' wrong '' reasons, you were at risk of getting boxed out from getting work even if you're good at what you do. I found that pretty appalling.