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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.79,0:00:05.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Silicon Valley and the internet\Ngave me superpowers,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.83,0:00:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tools to go to battle with,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.67,0:00:11.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a suit to take bullets with
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.67,0:00:16.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a giant signal in the sky\Nthat told me when it was time to fight.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.12,0:00:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I can't actually prove any of this.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.71,0:00:22.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am not a "scientist,"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.75,0:00:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't have "facts."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.04,0:00:28.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, my Rotten Tomato score\Nis running around 50 percent right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.46,0:00:30.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'm not sure why they let me in.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.25,0:00:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.50,0:00:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if we're talking\Nabout colliding with a power
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.00,0:00:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's bigger than us,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.62,0:00:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then I'm in the right place,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.25,0:00:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because this last year,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.67,0:00:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had an interesting year with a movie\Ncalled "Crazy Rich Asians" that I did --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.50,0:00:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause and cheers)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.54,0:00:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you, thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.54,0:00:49.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if we're talking about\Nconnection specifically today,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.46,0:00:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then I know my story is only possible
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.08,0:00:56.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of a collection of connections\Nthat happened throughout my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.04,0:00:58.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so hopefully by telling\Na little bit of my story,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.75,0:01:02.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will help someone else find their path\Na little sooner than I did.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.50,0:01:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My story begins when I opened\Nthe holy book for the first time ...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.21,0:01:10.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The holy book of gadgets,\Nof course, "Sharper Image."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.96,0:01:12.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.21,0:01:13.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, those who know.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.54,0:01:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a magical magazine of dreams
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.00,0:01:20.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and had things in there\Nthat you knew could not possibly exist,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.88,0:01:22.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it was right there.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.17,0:01:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You could order it -- come in the mail.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.05,0:01:26.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And some things that probably\Nshould have never existed,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.71,0:01:29.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like "Gregory," a lifelike,\Nportable mannequin
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.96,0:01:32.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who deters crime by his strong,\Nmasculine appearance.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.88,0:01:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a real --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.17,0:01:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.21,0:01:36.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a real thing, by the way.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.83,0:01:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.88,0:01:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But my eyes were set\Non the Sima Video Ed/it 2.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.62,0:01:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This thing was so cool at the age of 10.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.50,0:01:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You could connect\Nall your VHS players together
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.33,0:01:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and cut something together,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.71,0:01:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I called my parents\Nand convinced them to buy this for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.62,0:01:52.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before I get into that,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.00,0:01:55.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let me give you a little rundown\Nabout my parents.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.38,0:01:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They came to the United States\Nwhen they were young,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.00,0:01:59.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're from Taiwan in China
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.71,0:02:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they settled\Nin Los Altos, California --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.62,0:02:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Silicon Valley\Nbefore the Silicon Valley --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.00,0:02:08.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they started a restaurant\Ncalled Chef Chu's.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.62,0:02:11.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,50 years later, today,\Nthey still work at the restaurant,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.38,0:02:12.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're still there,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.67,0:02:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I grew up there, so it was great.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.54,0:02:17.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Talk about connection --\Nthis place was a hub of connection.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.46,0:02:21.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People coming there to celebrate\Nbirthdays, anniversaries, business deals,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.92,0:02:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eating, drinking --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.21,0:02:24.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,connection.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.50,0:02:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I got to grow up in that environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.50,0:02:29.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my parents always said America\Nis the greatest place in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.88,0:02:31.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.17,0:02:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you love anything, you can work hard\Nand you can accomplish anything you want.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.04,0:02:38.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, they raised five all-American kids.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.58,0:02:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am the youngest --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.92,0:02:43.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can see I'm the one\Nwith the eyes closed there --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.33,0:02:46.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they named actually my sister and I,\NJennifer and Jonathan,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.42,0:02:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after Jennifer and Jonathan Hart\Nfrom that TV show "Hart to Hart."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.71,0:02:51.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.92,0:02:55.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's how much\Nthey loved America, apparently.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.04,0:02:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they thought\Nthat we were The Kennedys --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.46,0:02:58.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my mom specifically --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.75,0:03:01.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so she dressed us up\Nall the time like each other
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.12,0:03:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she put us in etiquette classes\Nand ballroom dance classes,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.67,0:03:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made sure that we had\Nthe right dental plan --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.58,0:03:09.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.92,0:03:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a real picture of me.\NThat is not fake.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.25,0:03:13.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank God for that one.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.50,0:03:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was in charge of the video camera\Nevery time we went on vacations,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.00,0:03:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I would collect all these videos\Nand had nothing to do with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.17,0:03:24.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thus, the Sima Video Ed/it 2.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.42,0:03:26.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I convinced them to get it for me,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.12,0:03:29.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I spent all night\Ntrying to wrangle all the VCRs
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.42,0:03:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from my brother's and sister's room,\Ntangled in wires,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.00,0:03:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now I had something to show them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.83,0:03:36.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I brought them\Ninto the living room one night,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.17,0:03:38.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was probably 1991,\Nsomewhere around there,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.33,0:03:40.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I sit them down in the living room --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.38,0:03:42.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my heart was pounding,\Nmy breaths were deep --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.75,0:03:44.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sort of like right now --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.29,0:03:45.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I pressed play
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.79,0:03:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and something extraordinary\Nhappened actually.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.71,0:03:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They cried.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.58,0:03:52.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And cried.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.88,0:03:56.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They cried not because it was\Nthe most amazing home video edit ever --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.25,0:03:57.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,although it was pretty good --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.79,0:03:58.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.79,0:04:04.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but because they saw our family\Nas a normal family that fit in
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.25,0:04:06.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and belonged on the screen\Nin front of them,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.42,0:04:11.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just like the movies that they worshipped\Nand the TV shows that they named us after.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.38,0:04:13.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember as the youngest\Nof these five kids
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.75,0:04:15.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feeling heard for the first time.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.75,0:04:18.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was this place\Nwhere all these things in my head
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.38,0:04:21.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could go into the great, electric\Nsomewhere-out-there and exist and escape,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.96,0:04:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I knew from this moment on,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.54,0:04:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to do this\Nfor the rest of my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.71,0:04:27.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether I was going\Nto get paid for it or not.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.92,0:04:30.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I had this passion\Nand now I needed some tools,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.33,0:04:31.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my dad went to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.62,0:04:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He continued to brag\Nabout my home video editing skills
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.00,0:04:36.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the customers at Chef Chu's,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.96,0:04:39.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and luckily this is the Silicon Valley,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.12,0:04:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they're working on stuff,\Nhardware and software --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.00,0:04:43.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these are all engineers.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.38,0:04:47.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they offered to give me things\Nfor digital video editing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.29,0:04:49.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is like the mid-'90s, early '90's,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.96,0:04:52.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where this stuff didn't exist\Nfor kids like me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.79,0:04:57.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'd get this beta software\Nand hardware from places like HP and Sun
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.12,0:05:00.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Russell Brown at Adobe.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.04,0:05:01.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I had no manual,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.75,0:05:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'd figure it out\Nand I fell in love with it even more.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.58,0:05:08.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went to USC School of Cinematic Arts\Nand started to go there,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.29,0:05:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my mom and dad would always\Ncall me randomly and remind me
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.50,0:05:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I've got to do movies\Nabout my Chinese heritage.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.67,0:05:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That China was going to be\Na huge market for movies one day.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.00,0:05:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was like, "Yeah right, guys".
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.71,0:05:23.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.17,0:05:24.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Always listen to your parents.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.71,0:05:27.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.96,0:05:30.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to be Zemeckis,\NLucas and Spielberg.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.79,0:05:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The last thing I wanted to talk about\Nwas my own cultural identity,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.04,0:05:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my ethnicity.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.71,0:05:37.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And honestly, I had no one else to talk --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.75,0:05:40.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was no one at school\Nthat I could really open up to,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.58,0:05:42.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even if I did, like, what would I say?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.61,0:05:44.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I ignored it\Nand I moved on with my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.88,0:05:46.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cut to 15 years later,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.92,0:05:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I made it in Hollywood.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.21,0:05:49.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got discovered by Spielberg,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.88,0:05:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I worked with The Rock\Nand Bruce Willis and Justin Bieber.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.54,0:05:58.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I even came to the TED stage\Nto present my dance company LXD,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.04,0:05:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was great.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.54,0:06:00.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then a couple years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.96,0:06:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt a little bit lost, creatively.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.00,0:06:05.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The engine was going down a little bit,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.92,0:06:07.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I got a sign ...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.42,0:06:10.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I heard from voices from the sky ...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.42,0:06:13.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or more it was like, birds.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.29,0:06:14.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,OK, fine, it was Twitter.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.62,0:06:15.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Twitter --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.92,0:06:17.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.21,0:06:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was Constance Wu on Twitter,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.71,0:06:20.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was Daniel Dae Kim,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.67,0:06:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was Jenny Yang, who's here today,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.00,0:06:24.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was Alan Yang --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.29,0:06:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of these people\Nwho were writing their frustrations
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.62,0:06:30.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with representation in Hollywood.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.38,0:06:31.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it really hit me.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.75,0:06:34.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought these things\Nbut never really registered --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.33,0:06:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was really focused on --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.67,0:06:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I felt lucky to be working,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.25,0:06:38.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so then I realized --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.67,0:06:40.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yeah, what is wrong with Hollywood?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.42,0:06:41.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why aren't they doing this?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.79,0:06:45.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I looked at myself in the mirror\Nand realized I am Hollywood.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.75,0:06:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I literally --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.04,0:06:49.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I popped my collar before I came out here,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.12,0:06:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's how Hollywood I am.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.46,0:06:51.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.50,0:06:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it still up? OK, good.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.50,0:06:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.29,0:06:59.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For all these years I felt\NI had been given so much,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.12,0:07:03.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what was I giving back\Nto the film business that I loved?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.42,0:07:04.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt lucky to be here,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.75,0:07:07.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but at this moment, I realized\Nthat I was not just lucky to be here,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.00,0:07:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had the right to be here.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.62,0:07:11.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, I earned the right to be here.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.33,0:07:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All those sleepless nights,\Nall those parties I missed on Fridays,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.54,0:07:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every friend and girlfriend I lost\Nbecause I was editing --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.08,0:07:21.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I earned the right to be here not just\Nto have a voice but to say something,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.96,0:07:23.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and say something important,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.38,0:07:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I had, actually, the power --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.42,0:07:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the superpower to change things\Nif I really, really wanted to.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.38,0:07:33.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you try to tell\Nstories about yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.46,0:07:36.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people who look like you\Nand look like your family,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.17,0:07:37.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can be scary,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.46,0:07:39.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all those feelings\Nof being alone came back.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.83,0:07:41.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the internet is what told me --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.58,0:07:44.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sent the sign that there was going\Nto be a whole army waiting for me
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.88,0:07:46.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to support me and to love me for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.96,0:07:51.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I found Kevin Kwan's\Namazing novel "Crazy Rich Asians,"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.25,0:07:52.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we went to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.54,0:07:54.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We put this movie together.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.75,0:07:56.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All-Asian cast --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.04,0:07:59.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first all-Asian cast in 25 years\Nwith a contemporary story --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.12,0:08:02.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause and cheers)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.29,0:08:07.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when we started\Nit was not a guarantee at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.17,0:08:10.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was no comp for this kind of movie.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.17,0:08:11.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every time we did surveys and stuff,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.96,0:08:13.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the audiences weren't going to show up.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.88,0:08:15.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, even in our test screenings
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.67,0:08:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you give free tickets to people\Nto watch your movie,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.83,0:08:20.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we had a one to 25 ratio,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.88,0:08:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meaning after 25 asks,\Nonly one person said yes,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.25,0:08:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is super low\Nfor these types of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.42,0:08:28.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Asian people who knew the book\Ndidn't trust Hollywood at all,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.42,0:08:31.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Asian people who didn't know the book\Nthought the title was offensive
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.96,0:08:36.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other people who weren't Asian\Njust didn't think it was for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.29,0:08:38.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we were pretty screwed.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.83,0:08:41.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luckily, Warner Brothers\Ndidn't turn away from us.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.38,0:08:43.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then the electric\Nsomewhere struck again,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.92,0:08:49.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this army of Asian-American\Nwriters, reporters, bloggers,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.67,0:08:54.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who over the years had worked their way up\Nthrough their respective publications,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.79,0:08:56.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,went to work, unbeknownst to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.88,0:08:58.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they started to post things.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.50,0:09:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, some tech founders out here\Nstarted to post stuff on social media,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.00,0:09:05.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,write stuff about us\Nin articles in the "LA Times,"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.79,0:09:08.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in "The Hollywood Reporter"\Nand "Entertainment Weekly."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.54,0:09:14.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was like this grassroots uprising\Nof making ourselves news.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.62,0:09:16.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What an amazing thing to witness.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.25,0:09:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the swell of support\Nturned into this conversation online
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.25,0:09:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between all these Asian Americans
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.17,0:09:27.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we could actually debate and discuss
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.33,0:09:28.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what stories we wanted to tell,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.83,0:09:30.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what stories should be told or not,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.58,0:09:31.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what kind of --
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.88,0:09:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are we allowed to make fun of ourselves?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.83,0:09:36.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What about casting?\NWhat are we allowed to do?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.08,0:09:38.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we didn't agree -- and we still don't,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.83,0:09:40.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that wasn't the point.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.42,0:09:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The point was the conversation\Nwas happening.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.17,0:09:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this conversation stream\Nbecame an infrastructure.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.04,0:09:50.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It took all these different groups\Nthat were trying to achieve the same thing
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.75,0:09:54.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and put us all together\Nin this connective tissue.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.79,0:09:56.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And again, not perfect,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.12,0:10:00.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the start of how we determine\Nour own representation on the big screen.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.67,0:10:04.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It became more physical\Nwhen I went to the movie theater.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.79,0:10:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll never forget going --\Nopening weekend,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.50,0:10:10.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I went into the theater,\Nand it's not just Asians --
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.17,0:10:11.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all types of people --
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.46,0:10:12.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I go in and sit down,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.79,0:10:15.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people laughed, people cried,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.33,0:10:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when I went into the lobby,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.00,0:10:20.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people stayed.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.75,0:10:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like they didn't want to leave.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.67,0:10:24.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They just hugged each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.50,0:10:26.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,high-fived each other, took selfies,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.25,0:10:28.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they debated it, they laughed about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.38,0:10:30.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All these different things.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.29,0:10:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had such an intimate\Nrelationship with this movie,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.62,0:10:36.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I didn't understand\Nwhen we were making it
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.75,0:10:39.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we were making\Nuntil it was happening --
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.79,0:10:44.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it was the same thing that my parents\Nfelt when they watched our family videos
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.79,0:10:46.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in that living room that day.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.67,0:10:50.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seeing us on the screen has a power to it,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.08,0:10:52.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the only way I can\Ndescribe it is pride.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.92,0:10:56.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have always understood\Nthis word intellectually --
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.38,0:10:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've probably talked about this word,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.67,0:11:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to actually feel pride --
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.50,0:11:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those of you who have felt it know --
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.54,0:11:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's like you just want to like,\Ntouch everybody and grab and run around.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.88,0:11:08.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like a very --
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.38,0:11:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't explain --
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.67,0:11:11.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's just a very physical feeling,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.38,0:11:15.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all because of\Na long pattern of connection.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.50,0:11:18.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Film was a gift given to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.75,0:11:21.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and through the years\NI've learned a lot of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.46,0:11:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can plan, you can write scripts,\Nyou can do your storyboards,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.62,0:11:26.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but at a certain point,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.88,0:11:29.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your movie will speak back to you,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.04,0:11:31.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's your job to listen.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.67,0:11:34.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's this living organism\Nand it sort of presents itself,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.42,0:11:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you better catch it\Nbefore it slips through your hands,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.21,0:11:39.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's the most exciting part\Nabout making movies.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.79,0:11:42.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I look at life,\Nit's not that different actually.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.38,0:11:46.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been led through these\Nsort of breadcrumbs of connections
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.38,0:11:48.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through people, through circumstances,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.83,0:11:50.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through luck.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.42,0:11:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it changed when I realized\Nthat once you start listening
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.00,0:11:57.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the silent beats\Nand the messy noises around you,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.54,0:12:01.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you realize that there's this beautiful\Nsymphony already written for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.79,0:12:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A direct line to your destiny.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.67,0:12:06.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your superpower.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.25,0:12:09.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, film was a gift given to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.42,0:12:15.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sort of spurred on by my parents\Nand supported by my community.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.46,0:12:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got to be who I wanted to be\Nwhen I needed to be it.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.62,0:12:22.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mom posted something\Non Facebook the other day,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.04,0:12:24.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is usually a really bad\Nthing to say out loud --
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.96,0:12:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,scary, she should not\Nhave a Facebook, but --
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.17,0:12:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.54,0:12:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She posted this thing, and it was a meme,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.54,0:12:33.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, one of those funny things,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.33,0:12:36.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it said, "You can't change\Nsomeone who doesn't want to change,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.54,0:12:39.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but never underestimate\Nthe power of planting a seed."
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.17,0:12:41.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as I was doing\Nthe finishing touches on this talk,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.79,0:12:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized that all the powerful\Nconnections in my life
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.58,0:12:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were through generosity and kindness\Nand love and hope.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.04,0:12:54.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when I think about my movies\N"Crazy Rich Asians" and "In the Heights"
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.46,0:12:56.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I'm working on right now --
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.12,0:12:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause and cheers)
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.46,0:12:59.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, it's a good one.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.38,0:13:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All I want to do\Nis show joy and hope in them,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.83,0:13:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I refuse to believe\Nthat our best days are behind us,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.50,0:13:09.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in fact, around the corner.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.92,0:13:11.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because you see love --
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.21,0:13:14.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,love is the superpower\Nthat was given to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.17,0:13:18.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Love is the superpower\Nthat was passed onto me.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.92,0:13:23.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Love is the only thing\Nthat can stop a speeding bullet
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.17,0:13:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before it even exits the chamber.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.83,0:13:27.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Love is the only thing\Nthat can leap over a building
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.38,0:13:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have a whole community\Nlook up into the sky,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.96,0:13:32.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,join hands,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.33,0:13:36.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have the courage to face something\Nthat's impossibly bigger than themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.79,0:13:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I have a challenge for myself\Nand for anyone here.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.75,0:13:42.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you're working on your thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.21,0:13:43.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on your company,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.54,0:13:47.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're forging this thing to life,\Nand you're making the impossible possible,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.88,0:13:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's just not forget\Nto be kind to each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.75,0:13:55.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I believe that is\Nthe most powerful form of connection
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.08,0:13:56.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can give to this planet.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.62,0:13:59.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, our future depends on it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.92,0:14:01.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.21,0:14:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause and cheers)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.54,0:14:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.00,0:14:07.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)