"I have no real interest in this industry" just doesn't fit with the other items in your argument. It's unfair and it plays to emotions not facts. And, even without that facetious addition, you'd probably convince me.
Passion is nice, but it's not all it's cracked up to be. People who are "just looking for a paycheck" tend to be very interested in staying employed and are highly motivated to learn. We all like to talk about the person who only wants a job so they can survive while looking for other work, but we ignore that many of them realize they won't get another job, and their best bet is to do well in whatever position they can find and move up.
I'll take a steady, reliable, hard worker over a "passionate" precious and unique snowflake any day.