I really care about this stuff, I care about movies, and you just have to be strong and don’t be stupid freedom of choice is a big responsibility, and I’m lucky enough not to have to just take any movie to pay the rent, so there’s no need to be greedy.

Hill frames acting choices as an ethical and artistic obligation rather than a purely financial calculation. He stresses that caring about the craft requires “strength”—the ability to refuse projects that don’t align with one’s standards or values. The phrase “don’t be stupid” reads as a blunt warning against squandering agency through impulsive, ego-driven, or purely lucrative decisions. By noting he’s “lucky enough” not to need any role to “pay the rent,” he acknowledges privilege and argues that such freedom increases responsibility: if you can choose, you should choose well. The closing rejection of greed positions selectivity as integrity—protecting one’s work, reputation, and relationship to the medium.