Dude, how could you not be SO EXCITED to work with some of these people? They're legends! If somebody doesn't see the value in "Got to work with a living chip

Dude, how could you not be SO EXCITED to work with some of these people? They're legends! If somebody doesn't see the value in "Got to work with a living chip design legend", especially because they're so stuck up about "their" perceived value, you don't want them as an employee at all.