Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face. As soon as one is aware of being somebody, to be watched and listened to with extra interest, input ceases, and the performer goes blind and deaf in his overanimation.

A Rentier is someone who lives off income from investments, particularly from renting land or property. This term was historically used to describe members of the landed gentry who derived a significant portion of their income from rents collected on their estates.