Well, sure, but “You know why I have money and you don’t? Because I was a privileged white male in Hollywood in the 1970s who went to film school when tuition was $1500” doesn’t really grant him the moral indignation he’s grasping for.
If he thinks the autograph seekers are not-fan leeches just in it for the money, why does he keep signing them? Dude, don’t whine that you just gave some guy $1000 of value for nothing when you could far more easily have not done that.
Here’s moral high ground in that situation:
“Sorry, if you want an interview, contact my agent. I charge $1000 per 30 min, minimum 30 minutes, and donate the funds to charity X. Sorry, if you want an autograph, I do multiple well publicized signing events each month, I charge $165 per autograph, all proceeds to charity Y. I match those donations with personal funds, so your contribution helps twice as many people. Thanks!”
