It comes from “stupid money” - people who work hard for their money don’t seem to be afflicted with this disease.
I notice that “working actors” - the ones who plug away in film after film in character roles, don’t seem to be afflicted with sort of idiocy.
“I notice that ‘working actors’ - the ones who plug away in film after film in character roles, don’t seem to be afflicted with sort of idiocy.”
Yep, Robert Duvall and John Voight come to mind.