"But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead."
You need only a little talent to act, and people will judge you to be good, hot and perfect. On the other hand, just one person to stand by you is hard to find.
I once heard the RHCP vocalist saying that people judged him for attending not his own bandmate's funeral, knowing not that he was about to find the same fate.
I can relate.