Our 'self-interest' demands that we help them. [=it benefits us to help them]
They acted out of 'self-interest' and fear.
(..) is that he's a distributor, right? He's a... He's a businessman, he's a man of business. It would therefore seem to follow that he is capable of acting out of mutual self-interest, yes? What? Do you think he is capable of listening to reason? What kind of reason? Like "Dear Krazy-, listen, (..)2008 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Cat's in the Bag... Season: 1 Episode 2