Fame is protection if you go to a scary place. Fame is fun. A lot of people don't say anything and you don't know they know who you are.
I get love from fans in a big enough dosage that it acts as a shield, and I would not sacrifice that love in order to please the industry.
When you're a star, critics can't make or break you.
Nothing can touch me now - I'm Jeff Koons and my art can defend me !
You can't arrest me, I'm a rockstar.
There are lots of actors who are awful people, but nobody talks about them being awful because they've made billions.
It'd be great to be so famous that if I murder someone, I will never, ever, ever serve any jail time, even if it's totally obvious to everyone that I did it.