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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Silicon Valley and the internet\Ngave me superpowers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tools to go to battle with,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a suit to take bullets with
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a giant signal in the sky\Nthat told me when it was time to fight.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I can't actually prove any of this.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am not "scientist,"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't have "facts."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, my Rotten Tomato score\Nis running around 50 percent right now,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'm not sure why they let me in.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if we're talking about\Ncolliding with a power
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's bigger than us,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then I'm in the right place,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because this last year,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had an interesting year with a movie\Ncalled "Crazy Rich Asians" that I did --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause and cheers)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if we're talking about connection\Nspecifically today,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then I know my story is only possible
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of a collection of connections\Nthat happened throughout my life,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so hopefully by telling\Na little bit of my story,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will help someone else find their path\Na little sooner than I did.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My story begins when I opened\Nthe holy book for the first time ...
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the holy book of gadgets, of course,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Sharper Image."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, those who know.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a magical magazine of dreams
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and had things in there that you knew\Ncould not possibly exist,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it was right there --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you could order it --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come in the mail.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And some things that probably\Nshould have never existed,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like "Gregory," a lifelike,\Nportable mannequin
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who deters crime by his strong,\Nmasculine appearance.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a real thing, by the way.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But my eyes were set\Non the Video Edit Sima II.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was so cool at the age of 10.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You could connect\Nall your VHS players together
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and cut something together,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I called my parents\Nand convinced them to buy this for me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before I get into that,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let me give you a little rundown\Nabout my parents.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They came to the United States\Nwhen they were young,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're from Taiwan in China
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they settled\Nin Los Altos, California --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Silicon Valley\Nbefore the Silicon Valley --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they started a restaurant\Ncalled Chef Chu's.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,50 years later, today, they still\Nwork at the restaurant,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're still there,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I grew up there.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it was great.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Talk about connection --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this place was a hub of connection.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People coming there to celebrate\Nbirthdays, anniversaries, business deals,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eating, drinking --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,connection,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I got to grow up in that environment.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my parents always said, "America\Nis the greatest place in the world."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you love anything, you can work hard\Nand accomplish anything you want.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, they raised five all-American kids.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am the youngest --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can see I'm the one\Nwith the eyes closed there --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they named actually my sister and I,\NJennifer and Jonathan,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after Jennifer and Jonathan Hart\Nfrom that TV show "Hart to Hart."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's how much\Nthey loved America, apparently.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they thought\Nthat we were The Kennedys --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my mom specifically --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so she dressed us up\Nall the time like each other
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she put us in etiquette classes,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ballroom dance classes,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made sure that we had\Nthe right dental plan --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a real picture of me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is not fake.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank God for that one.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was in charge of the video camera\Nevery time we went on vacations,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I would collect all these videos\Nand nothing to do with it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thus, the Sima Video Edit 2.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I convinced them to get it for me,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I spent all night trying to wrangle
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the VCRs from my brother's\Nand sister's room,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tangled in wires,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now I had something to show them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I brought them\Ninto the living room one night,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was probably 1991,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,somewhere around there,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I sit them down in the living room,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my heart was pounding,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my breaths were deep --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sort of like right now --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I pressed play
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and something extraordinary\Nhappened actually.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They cried.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And cried.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They cried not because it was\Nthe most amazing home video edit ever,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,although it was pretty good,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but because they saw our family\Nas a normal family that fit in
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and belonged on the screen\Nin front of them,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just like the movies that they worshipped\Nand the TV shows that they named us after.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I remember as the youngest\Nof these five kids
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feeling heard for the first time.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was this place where\Nall these things in my head
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could go into the great, electric\Nsomewhere-out-there
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and exist in escape,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I knew from this moment on,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to do this\Nfor the rest of my life,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether I was going\Nto get paid for it or not.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I had this passion\Nand now I needed some tools,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my dad went to work.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He continued to brag\Nabout my home video editing skills
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the customers at Chef Chu's,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and luckily this is the Silicon Valley,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they're working on stuff,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hardware and software --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these are all engineers --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they offered to give me things\Nfor digital video editing.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is like the mid-'90s, early '90's,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where this stuff didn't exist\Nfor kids like me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'd get these beta software\Nand hardware from places like HP and Sun
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Russel Brown at Adobe.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I had no manual,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'd figure it out and I fell in love\Nwith it even more.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went to USC School of Cinematic Arts\Nand started to go there,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my mom and dad would always\Ncall me randomly and remind me
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I've got to do movies about\Nmy Chinese heritage.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That China was going to be a huge\Nmarket for movies one day --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was like, "Yeah right, guys" --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Always listen to your parents.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to be Zemeckis,\NLucas and Spielberg.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The last thing I wanted to talk about\Nwas my own cultural identity,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my ethnicity.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And honestly, I had\Nno one else to talk --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was no one at school\Nthat I could really open up to,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even if I did, like,\Nwhat would I say?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I ignored it\Nand I moved on with my life.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cut to 15 years later,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I made it in Hollywood.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got discovered by Spielberg,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I worked with the Rock and Bruce Willis,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Justin Bieber --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I even came to the TED stage to present\Nmy dance company LXD,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was great.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then a couple years ago,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt a little bit lost, creatively.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The engine was going down a little bit
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I got a sign --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I heard from voices from the sky --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or more it was like, birds.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,OK, fine, it was Twitter.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Twitter --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was Constance Wu on Twitter,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was Daniel Dae Kim,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was Jenny Yang, who's here today,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was Alan Yang --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of these people who were writing\Ntheir frustrations
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with representation in Hollywood.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it really it me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought these things\Nbut never really registered --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was really focused on --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I felt lucky to be working,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I realized --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, what is wrong with Hollywood?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why aren't they doing this?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I looked at myself in the mirror\Nand realized I am Hollywood.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I literally --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I popped my collar before I came out here,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's how Hollywood I am.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it still up? Still up?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for all these years I felt\Nlike I had been given so much,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what was I giving back to the film\Nbusiness that I loved?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I felt lucky to be here,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but at this moment, I realized\Nthat I was not just lucky to be here,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had the right to be here.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, I earned the right to be here.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All those sleepless nights,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all those parties I missed on Fridays,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every friend and girlfriend I lost\Nbecause I was editing --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I earned the right to be here not just\Nto have a voice but to say something,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and say something important,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I had, actually, the power --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the superpower to change things\Nif I really, really wanted to.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All those --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, when you try\Nto tell stories about yourself
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people who look like you\Nand look like your familiy,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can be scary,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all those feelings\Nof being alone came back.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the internet is what told me --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sent the sign that there was going\Nto be a whole army waiting for me
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to support me and to love me for it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I found Kevin Kwan's amazing\Nnovel, "Crazy Rich Asians"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we went to work.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We put this movie together.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All-Asian cast --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first all-Asian cast in 25 years\Nwith a contemporary story --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we started it was not\Na guarantee at all.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was no comp for this kind of movie.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every time we did surveys and stuff,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the audiences weren't going to show up.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, even in our test screenings\Nwhere you give free tickets to people
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to watch your movie,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we had a one to 25 ratio,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meaning after 25 asked, only one\Nperson said yes,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is super low\Nfor these types of things.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Asian people who knew the book\Ndidn't trust Hollywood at all,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Asian people who didn't know the book\Nthought the title was offensive,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other people who weren't Asian\Njust didn't think it was for them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we were pretty screwed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luckily, Warner Brothers didn't\Nturn away from us.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then the electric\Nsomewhere struck again.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this army of Asian-American\Nwriters, reporters, bloggers
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who over the years had worked their way up\Nthrough their respective publications,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,went to work, unbeknownst to me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they started to post things.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, some tech founders out here\Nstarted to post stuff on social media,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,write stuff about us in articles\Nin the "LA Times,"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in "The Hollywood Reporter"\Nand "Entertainment Weekly."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Grassroots uprising of making\Nourselves news.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One amazing thing to witness.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the swell of support\Nturned into this conversation online
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between all these Asian Americans\Nwhere we could actually debate and discuss
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what stories we wanted to tell,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which stories should be told or not,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what kind of --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are we allowed to make fun of ourselves?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What about casting?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are we allowed to do?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we didn't agree --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we still don't,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that wasn't the point.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The point was the conversation\Nwas happening.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this conversation stream\Nbecame an infrastructure.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It took all these different groups\Nwho were trying to achieve the same thing
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and put it all together\Nin this connective tissue.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And again, not perfect,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the start of how we determine\Nour own representation on the big screen.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It became more physical\Nwhen I went to the movie theater.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll never forget going opening weekend,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I went into the theater,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's not just Asians --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all types of people --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I go in and sit down,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people laughed,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people cried,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when I went into the lobby,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people stayed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like they didn't want to leave.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They just hugged each other,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,high-fived each other,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,took selfies,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they debated it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they laughed about it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All these different things.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had such an intimate\Nrelationship with this movie,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I didn't understand\Nwhen we were making it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we were making\Nuntil it was happening,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it was the same thing that my parents\Nfelt when we watched our family videos
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our living room that day.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seeing ourselves on the screen\Nhas a power to it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the only way I can\Ndescribe it is pride.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have always understood\Nthis word intellectually --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've probably talked about this word,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to actually feel pride --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those of you who have felt it know --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's like you just want to like,\Ntouch everybody and grab and run around.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like a very --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't explain --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a very physical feeling,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all because of a long\Npattern of connection.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Film was a gift given to me,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and through the years\NI've learned a lot of things.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can plan, you can write scripts,\Nyou can do your story boards,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but at a certain point,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your movie will speak back to you,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's your job to listen.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's this living organism\Nand it sort of presents itself,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you better catch it before\Nit slips through your hands,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's the most exciting part\Nabout making movies.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I look at life, it's not\Nthat different actually.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been led through these sort of\Nbreadcrumbs of connections
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through people,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through circumstances,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through luck.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it changed when I realized\Nthat once you start listening
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the silent beats and the messy\Nnoises around you,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you realize that there's this beautiful\Nsymphony already written for you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A direct line to your destiny.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your superpower.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, film was a gift given to me,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sort of spurned on my parents\Nand supported by my community.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got to be who I wanted to be\Nwhen I needed to be it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mom posted something\Non Facebook the other day
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is usually really bad\Nthings to say out loud --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,scary, she should not\Nhave a Facebook, but --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she posted this thing,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was a meme,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, one of those funny things,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it said, "You can't change\Nsomeone who doesn't want to change,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but never underestimate\Nthe power of planting a seed."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as I was doing the finishing\Ntouches on this talk,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized that all the powerful\Nconnections in my life
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were through generosity and kindness\Nand love and hope.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when I think about my movies\N"Crazy Rich Asians" and "In the Heights"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I'm working on right now --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause and cheers)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yes, it's a good one.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All I want to do is show joy\Nand hope in them,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I refuse to believe\Nthat our best days are behind us,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in fact, around the corner.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because you see love --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,love is the superpower\Nthat was given to me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Love is the superpower\Nthat was passed onto me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Love is the only thing that can stop\Na speeding bullet
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before it even exits the chamber.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Love is the only thing that can\Nleap over a building
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have a whole community\Nlook up into the sky,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,join hands,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have the courage to face something\Nthat's impossibly bigger than themselves.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I have a challenge for myself\Nand for anyone here.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you're working on your thing,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on your company,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're forging this thing into life,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're making the impossible possible,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's just not forget\Nto be kind to each other,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I believe that is the most\Npowerful form of connection
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can give to this planet.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, our future depends on it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause and cheers)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)