I think it’s hilarious that he talks to these people knowing they’re going to turn around and stab him in the back. He’ll talk to anybody and really doesn’t give a fuck what they think or what they say about him. He has achieved what most people strive for but very few can ever attain: total, complete, absolute acceptance and comfort with himself.
You are correct. He is nothing but a grandstanding attention whore. He is all talk and no action.