I'm not so widely known that I'm going to be pigeonholed
I get to pretend I'm flying into space, and hang out with my friends. That's what I do for a living.
I've loved the escapism of being another person, slipping into another character for a little while
I was always a fan of horror films as a kid.
Cheating is often more efficient.
There is a very large chunk of our population who firmly believe in extraterrestrials.