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Rich people are so eccentric, and I don't think people really realize. Especially by the turn of the century, they were living like rappers, and there was no income tax. They are some of the most fascinating people, and I am endlessly fascinated.

Everyone is encouraged to see their lives, the world through the eyes of the rich.

There's always been this tradition of satirizing these rich groups of people.

Of course the rich and famous tend to have more going on in their lives than ordinary people, but they aren't always willing to tell the interesting bits.

With the super-wealthy, I think what a lot of them want isn't things, it's experiences. Preferably ones that few people can have.

The richest people are those who have life arranged so they have food for the family and the rent or mortgage paid. After that, at least in my case, it can become a pretty boring existence if wealth is the only objective.

I think we love watching rich people behave badly. It has a sort of grisly fascination for us.

The wealthy are always surrounded by hangers-on; science and art are as well.

Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest charm or distinction.

I have always felt intuitively that somehow such wealth cannot be the privy of any one person or any one family.