"Emptiness, ugliness, and will to die. Envy, even. All reframed in a facade that makes you a little bit too proud of how good you are at acting that you care when you don't."

The attack is odd, yes. He knows that Dan aims to have him 'project', to have him talk about himself. He thinks he's so clever, doesn't he? He's not. Price knows too well that he's just an unconventional pastime to him. The callout is more than deserved.