Meaning of "out of an interest"

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In the following YouTube video, (4:35) entitled:
Master Craftsman, Nathie Katzoff | HUMAN, I heard

I didn't get into this out of an interest in capitalism. I got into it out of an interest in craft.

I searched "out of an interest" in the following dictionaries, but failed to find the meaning.

What does the "I got into it out of an interest in craft." mean?

Is this replaceable with "I found an interest in craft."?

@sevenOfNine Do you understand what 'to get into [something]' means? If not - you can look it up in a dictionary too. Then "I got into it out of an interest in craft." will make perfect sense. — tum_, Commented Jun 29, 2016 at 6:09
I find it weird that ELL migrated this here, seems like the kind of question they tackle daily. But anyway: "I got into it": I developed an interest in or I got involved with; "out of": due to; "an interest in craft": a different and preexisting interest. Whatever this is, the author is involved, engaged, or interested in it, not because he cares about capitalism (which either you'd assume or he's being accused of), but because he's interested in craft. — Dan Bron, Commented Jun 29, 2016 at 14:19

tchrist · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-18 17:34:59Z

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The sentence conveying that, the person already has interest in craft. So, he got into it.

Or we can consider it as as a matter of interest. Sounds, both found interest and Already has interest, so chosen it are correct.

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answered Jun 29, 2016 at 14:32

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