That's all rot.

I'm going in for popularity.

Look here! Suppose that's what I was meant for?
What if it's the best I have in me to do?
Shouldn't I be a jackass if I scorned to make money by what, for me, was good work, and preferred to starve whilst I turned out pretentious stuff that was worth nothing from my point of view ?" "I shouldn't wonder if you're right," said Warburton reflectively.

"In any case, I know as much about art as I do about the differential calculus.

To make money is a good and joyful thing as long as one doesn't bleed the poor.