Нужен перевод. Часть текста про творцов It is just money that makes artists what they are? I do not think so. Is it

Нужен перевод. Часть текста про творцов It is just money that makes artists what they are? I do not think so. Is itthe appreciation for their work that makes artists what they are? I think not. Then what is it then, what is it that can keep compelling someone to do the same thing, so many times, and for so long?