0:00:00.925,0:00:05.877 The Silicon Valley and the internet[br]gave me superpowers, 0:00:05.877,0:00:08.975 tools to go to battle with, 0:00:08.975,0:00:11.872 a suit to take bullets with 0:00:11.872,0:00:16.270 and a giant signal in the sky[br]that told me when it was time to fight. 0:00:17.251,0:00:20.481 Now, I can't actually prove any of this. 0:00:20.903,0:00:22.904 I am not "scientist," 0:00:22.904,0:00:24.356 I don't have "facts." 0:00:25.199,0:00:28.538 In fact, my Rotten Tomato score[br]is running around 50 percent right now, 0:00:28.538,0:00:30.251 so I'm not sure why they let me in. 0:00:30.251,0:00:31.284 (Laughter) 0:00:31.649,0:00:35.273 But if we're talking about[br]colliding with a power 0:00:35.273,0:00:36.756 that's bigger than us, 0:00:36.756,0:00:38.395 then I'm in the right place, 0:00:38.395,0:00:39.809 because this last year, 0:00:39.809,0:00:43.519 I had an interesting year with a movie[br]called "Crazy Rich Asians" that I did -- 0:00:43.519,0:00:44.523 (Applause and cheers) 0:00:44.523,0:00:45.764 Thank you, thank you. 0:00:46.532,0:00:49.670 And if we're talking about[br]connection specifically today, 0:00:49.670,0:00:52.175 then I know my story is only possible 0:00:52.175,0:00:56.201 because of a collection of connections[br]that happened throughout my life, 0:00:56.201,0:00:58.916 and so hopefully by telling[br]a little bit of my story, 0:00:58.916,0:01:02.241 it will help someone else find their path[br]a little sooner than I did. 0:01:02.712,0:01:08.329 My story begins when I opened[br]the holy book for the first time ... 0:01:08.329,0:01:10.073 the holy book of gadgets, of course, 0:01:10.073,0:01:11.094 "Sharper Image." 0:01:11.094,0:01:12.091 (Laughter) 0:01:12.091,0:01:13.571 Yes, those who know. 0:01:13.772,0:01:17.163 It was a magical magazine of dreams 0:01:17.163,0:01:20.943 and had things in there[br]that you knew could not possibly exist, 0:01:20.943,0:01:22.048 but it was right there. 0:01:22.048,0:01:23.100 You could order it -- 0:01:23.100,0:01:24.101 come in the mail. 0:01:24.101,0:01:26.785 And some things that probably[br]should have never existed, 0:01:26.785,0:01:30.052 like "Gregory," a lifelike,[br]portable mannequin 0:01:30.052,0:01:32.891 who deters crime by his strong,[br]masculine appearance. 0:01:32.891,0:01:33.891 This is a real -- 0:01:33.891,0:01:34.892 (Laughter) 0:01:34.892,0:01:36.480 This is a real thing, by the way. 0:01:36.480,0:01:37.480 (Laughter) 0:01:37.480,0:01:41.560 But my eyes were set[br]on the Video Edit Sima 2. 0:01:41.766,0:01:44.267 This thing was so cool at the age of 10. 0:01:44.497,0:01:47.415 You could connect[br]all your VHS players together 0:01:47.415,0:01:48.707 and cut something together, 0:01:48.707,0:01:51.635 so I called my parents[br]and convinced them to buy this for me. 0:01:51.635,0:01:52.945 But before I get into that, 0:01:52.945,0:01:55.338 let me give you a little rundown[br]about my parents. 0:01:55.338,0:01:58.123 They came to the United States[br]when they were young, 0:01:58.123,0:01:59.925 they're from Taiwan in China 0:01:59.925,0:02:02.908 and they settled[br]in Los Altos, California -- 0:02:02.908,0:02:05.198 the Silicon Valley[br]before the Silicon Valley -- 0:02:05.198,0:02:08.445 and they started a restaurant[br]called Chef Chu's. 0:02:08.703,0:02:11.438 50 years later, today, they still[br]work at the restaurant, 0:02:11.438,0:02:12.485 they're still there, 0:02:12.485,0:02:13.586 and I grew up there, 0:02:13.586,0:02:14.592 so it was great. 0:02:14.592,0:02:15.771 Talk about connection -- 0:02:15.771,0:02:17.583 this place was a hub of connection. 0:02:17.583,0:02:22.059 People coming there to celebrate[br]birthdays, anniversaries, business deals, 0:02:22.059,0:02:23.279 eating, drinking -- 0:02:23.279,0:02:24.284 connection. 0:02:24.284,0:02:26.284 And I got to grow up in that environment. 0:02:26.418,0:02:29.717 And my parents always said America[br]is the greatest place in the world. 0:02:29.717,0:02:30.787 You can -- 0:02:30.787,0:02:34.943 if you love anything, you can work hard[br]and you can accomplish anything you want. 0:02:35.150,0:02:38.033 So, they raised five all-American kids. 0:02:38.706,0:02:39.904 I am the youngest -- 0:02:39.904,0:02:43.493 you can see I'm the one[br]with the eyes closed there -- 0:02:43.493,0:02:46.625 and they named actually my sister and I,[br]Jennifer and Jonathan, 0:02:46.625,0:02:49.895 after Jennifer and Jonathan Hart[br]from that TV show "Hart to Hart." 0:02:49.895,0:02:52.203 (Laughter) 0:02:52.203,0:02:54.579 So that's how much[br]they loved America, apparently. 0:02:55.164,0:02:57.590 And they thought[br]that we were The Kennedys -- 0:02:57.590,0:02:58.703 my mom specifically -- 0:02:58.703,0:03:01.354 so she dressed us up[br]all the time like each other 0:03:01.354,0:03:04.864 and she put us in etiquette classes[br]and ballroom dance classes, 0:03:04.864,0:03:08.574 made sure that we had[br]the right dental plan -- 0:03:08.574,0:03:10.270 (Laughter) 0:03:10.270,0:03:11.675 This is a real picture of me. 0:03:11.675,0:03:12.682 That is not fake. 0:03:12.682,0:03:13.986 Thank God for that one. 0:03:14.716,0:03:18.129 And I was in charge of the video camera[br]every time we went on vacations, 0:03:18.129,0:03:21.306 so I would collect all these videos[br]and had nothing to do with it. 0:03:21.306,0:03:23.852 Thus, the Sima Video Edit 2. 0:03:24.213,0:03:25.961 I convinced them to get it for me, 0:03:25.961,0:03:28.690 and I spent all night trying to wrangle 0:03:28.690,0:03:30.983 all the VCRs from my brother's[br]and sister's room, 0:03:30.983,0:03:31.982 tangled in wires, 0:03:31.982,0:03:33.757 and now I had something to show them. 0:03:33.757,0:03:36.057 So I brought them[br]into the living room one night, 0:03:36.057,0:03:38.186 it was probably 1991,[br]somewhere around there, 0:03:38.186,0:03:40.074 and I sit them down in the living room, 0:03:40.074,0:03:41.585 my heart was pounding, 0:03:41.585,0:03:42.974 my breaths were deep -- 0:03:42.974,0:03:44.473 sort of like right now -- 0:03:44.473,0:03:45.974 and I pressed play 0:03:45.974,0:03:49.264 and something extraordinary[br]happened actually. 0:03:49.749,0:03:50.833 They cried. 0:03:51.723,0:03:52.724 And cried. 0:03:52.731,0:03:56.281 They cried not because it was[br]the most amazing home video edit ever -- 0:03:56.281,0:03:57.757 although it was pretty good -- 0:03:57.757,0:03:58.944 (Laughter) 0:03:58.944,0:04:04.253 but because they saw our family[br]as a normal family that fit in 0:04:04.253,0:04:06.504 and belonged on the screen[br]in front of them, 0:04:06.504,0:04:10.873 just like the movies that they worshipped[br]and the TV shows that they named us after. 0:04:11.525,0:04:13.876 I remember as the youngest[br]of these five kids 0:04:13.876,0:04:15.717 feeling heard for the first time. 0:04:15.871,0:04:18.407 There was this place where[br]all these things in my head 0:04:18.407,0:04:20.977 could go into the great,[br]electric somewhere-out-there 0:04:20.977,0:04:22.041 and exist and escape, 0:04:22.041,0:04:23.538 and I knew from this moment on, 0:04:23.538,0:04:25.609 I wanted to do this[br]for the rest of my life, 0:04:25.609,0:04:27.775 whether I was going[br]to get paid for it or not. 0:04:27.775,0:04:30.132 So I had this passion[br]and now I needed some tools, 0:04:30.132,0:04:31.571 and my dad went to work. 0:04:31.571,0:04:35.143 He continued to brag[br]about my home video editing skills 0:04:35.143,0:04:37.101 to the customers at Chef Chu's, 0:04:37.101,0:04:39.143 and luckily this is the Silicon Valley, 0:04:39.143,0:04:41.240 so they're working on stuff, 0:04:41.240,0:04:42.388 hardware and software -- 0:04:42.388,0:04:43.718 these are all engineers -- 0:04:43.718,0:04:47.505 and they offered to give me things[br]for digital video editing. 0:04:47.505,0:04:50.140 This is like the mid-'90s, early '90's, 0:04:50.140,0:04:52.723 where this stuff didn't exist[br]for kids like me. 0:04:52.981,0:04:57.254 So I'd get these beta software[br]and hardware from places like HP and Sun 0:04:57.254,0:04:59.991 and Russel Brown at Adobe. 0:05:00.375,0:05:02.071 And I had no manual, 0:05:02.071,0:05:04.803 so I'd figure it out and I fell in love[br]with it even more. 0:05:04.866,0:05:08.970 I went to USC School of Cinematic Arts[br]and started to go there, 0:05:08.970,0:05:12.581 and my mom and dad would always[br]call me randomly and remind me 0:05:12.581,0:05:16.485 that I've got to do movies about[br]my Chinese heritage. 0:05:16.895,0:05:20.340 That China was going to be a huge[br]market for movies one day -- 0:05:20.340,0:05:21.912 I was like, "Yeah right, guys" -- 0:05:21.912,0:05:23.426 (Laughter) 0:05:23.426,0:05:24.898 Always listen to your parents. 0:05:24.898,0:05:28.093 (Laughter) 0:05:28.093,0:05:31.000 I wanted to be Zemeckis,[br]Lucas and Spielberg. 0:05:31.000,0:05:34.190 The last thing I wanted to talk about[br]was my own cultural identity, 0:05:34.190,0:05:35.455 my ethnicity. 0:05:35.797,0:05:37.786 And honestly, I had[br]no one else to talk -- 0:05:37.786,0:05:40.528 there was no one at school[br]that I could really open up to, 0:05:40.528,0:05:42.539 and even if I did, like,[br]what would I say? 0:05:42.539,0:05:44.765 So I ignored it[br]and I moved on with my life. 0:05:45.014,0:05:47.080 Cut to 15 years later, 0:05:47.080,0:05:48.227 I made it in Hollywood. 0:05:48.227,0:05:50.042 I got discovered by Spielberg, 0:05:50.042,0:05:53.568 I worked with The Rock[br]and Bruce Willis and Justin Bieber. 0:05:53.568,0:05:58.037 I even came to the TED stage[br]to present my dance company LXD, 0:05:58.037,0:05:59.399 and it was great. 0:05:59.743,0:06:01.168 And then a couple years ago, 0:06:01.168,0:06:03.436 I felt a little bit lost, creatively. 0:06:04.008,0:06:05.889 The engine was going down a little bit, 0:06:05.889,0:06:08.710 and I got a sign ... 0:06:08.710,0:06:11.607 I heard from voices from the sky ... 0:06:11.607,0:06:13.189 or more it was like, birds. 0:06:13.413,0:06:14.612 OK, fine, it was Twitter. 0:06:14.612,0:06:15.711 And Twitter -- 0:06:15.711,0:06:17.563 (Laughter) 0:06:17.563,0:06:19.135 It was Constance Wu on Twitter, 0:06:19.135,0:06:20.884 it was Daniel Dae Kim, 0:06:20.884,0:06:23.276 it was Jenny Yang, who's here today, 0:06:23.276,0:06:24.383 it was Alan Yang -- 0:06:24.383,0:06:27.764 all of these people who were writing[br]their frustrations 0:06:27.764,0:06:30.071 with representation in Hollywood. 0:06:30.433,0:06:31.750 And it really hit me. 0:06:32.043,0:06:34.545 I thought these things[br]but never really registered -- 0:06:34.545,0:06:35.921 I was really focused on -- 0:06:35.921,0:06:37.618 and I felt lucky to be working, 0:06:37.618,0:06:38.932 and so then I realized -- 0:06:38.932,0:06:40.620 yeah, what is wrong with Hollywood? 0:06:40.620,0:06:41.953 Why aren't they doing this? 0:06:41.953,0:06:45.895 And then I looked at myself in the mirror[br]and realized I am Hollywood. 0:06:45.895,0:06:46.899 I literally -- 0:06:46.899,0:06:48.930 I popped my collar before I came out here, 0:06:48.930,0:06:50.494 that's how Hollywood I am. 0:06:50.494,0:06:51.486 (Laughter) 0:06:51.486,0:06:52.494 Is it still up? 0:06:52.494,0:06:53.493 OK, good. 0:06:53.493,0:06:54.983 (Applause) 0:06:56.932,0:06:59.382 For all these years I felt[br]I had been given so much, 0:06:59.382,0:07:02.966 and what was I giving back[br]to the film business that I loved? 0:07:03.557,0:07:04.715 I felt lucky to be here, 0:07:04.715,0:07:07.924 but at this moment, I realized[br]that I was not just lucky to be here, 0:07:07.924,0:07:09.787 I had the right to be here. 0:07:09.787,0:07:11.461 No, I earned the right to be here. 0:07:11.461,0:07:12.807 All those sleepless nights, 0:07:12.807,0:07:14.711 all those parties I missed on Fridays, 0:07:14.711,0:07:18.370 every friend and girlfriend I lost[br]because I was editing -- 0:07:18.370,0:07:22.103 I earned the right to be here not just[br]to have a voice but to say something, 0:07:22.103,0:07:23.491 and say something important, 0:07:23.491,0:07:25.493 and I had, actually, the power -- 0:07:25.493,0:07:29.523 the superpower to change things[br]if I really, really wanted to. 0:07:31.871,0:07:33.892 When you try to tell[br]stories about yourself 0:07:33.892,0:07:36.561 and people who look like you[br]and look like your familiy, 0:07:36.561,0:07:37.561 it can be scary, 0:07:37.561,0:07:39.875 and all those feelings[br]of being alone came back. 0:07:39.875,0:07:41.559 But the internet is what told me -- 0:07:41.559,0:07:44.821 sent the sign that there was going[br]to be a whole army waiting for me 0:07:44.821,0:07:46.760 to support me and to love me for it. 0:07:47.115,0:07:51.386 And so I found Kevin Kwan's amazing[br]novel, "Crazy Rich Asians" 0:07:51.386,0:07:52.402 and we went to work. 0:07:52.402,0:07:54.274 We put this movie together. 0:07:54.792,0:07:55.918 All-Asian cast -- 0:07:55.918,0:07:59.012 the first all-Asian cast in 25 years[br]with a contemporary story -- 0:07:59.012,0:08:02.427 (Applause and cheers) 0:08:02.427,0:08:06.700 But when we started[br]it was not a guarantee at all. 0:08:07.290,0:08:09.299 There was no comp for this kind of movie. 0:08:10.175,0:08:11.909 Every time we did surveys and stuff, 0:08:11.909,0:08:13.820 the audiences weren't going to show up. 0:08:13.820,0:08:17.345 In fact, even in our test screenings[br]where you give free tickets to people 0:08:17.345,0:08:19.088 to watch your movie, 0:08:19.088,0:08:21.068 we had a one to 25 ratio, 0:08:21.068,0:08:23.396 meaning after 25 asked,[br]only one person said yes, 0:08:23.396,0:08:25.524 which is super low[br]for these types of things. 0:08:25.622,0:08:28.565 Asian people who knew the book[br]didn't trust Hollywood at all, 0:08:28.565,0:08:32.273 Asian people who didn't know the book[br]thought the title was offensive, 0:08:32.273,0:08:36.402 and other people who weren't Asian[br]just didn't think it was for them. 0:08:36.402,0:08:38.431 So we were pretty screwed. 0:08:39.128,0:08:41.607 Luckily, Warner Brothers[br]didn't turn away from us. 0:08:41.607,0:08:44.110 But then the electric[br]somewhere struck again, 0:08:44.110,0:08:49.972 and this army of Asian-American[br]writers, reporters, bloggers 0:08:49.972,0:08:55.005 who over the years had worked their way up[br]through their respective publications, 0:08:55.005,0:08:56.951 went to work, unbeknownst to me. 0:08:56.951,0:08:58.495 And they started to post things. 0:08:58.633,0:09:02.366 Also, some tech founders out here[br]started to post stuff on social media, 0:09:02.366,0:09:05.904 write stuff about us in articles[br]in the "LA Times," 0:09:05.904,0:09:08.663 in "The Hollywood Reporter"[br]and "Entertainment Weekly." 0:09:08.663,0:09:14.202 It was like this grassroots uprising[br]of making ourselves news. 0:09:14.659,0:09:16.583 One amazing thing to witness. 0:09:17.527,0:09:23.256 And the swell of support[br]turned into this conversation online 0:09:23.256,0:09:27.346 between all these Asian Americans[br]where we could actually debate and discuss 0:09:27.346,0:09:28.943 what stories we wanted to tell, 0:09:28.943,0:09:30.653 what stories should be told or not, 0:09:30.653,0:09:31.649 what kind of -- 0:09:31.649,0:09:33.610 are we allowed to make fun of ourselves? 0:09:33.610,0:09:34.864 What about casting? 0:09:34.864,0:09:36.234 What are we allowed to do? 0:09:36.234,0:09:37.554 And we didn't agree -- 0:09:37.554,0:09:38.944 and we still don't, 0:09:38.944,0:09:40.661 but that wasn't the point. 0:09:40.661,0:09:42.985 The point was the conversation[br]was happening. 0:09:43.389,0:09:47.219 And this conversation stream[br]became an infrastructure. 0:09:47.219,0:09:50.854 It took all these different groups[br]that were trying to achieve the same thing 0:09:50.854,0:09:54.262 and put us all together[br]in this connective tissue. 0:09:54.908,0:09:56.248 And again, not perfect, 0:09:56.248,0:10:00.391 but the start of how we determine[br]our own representation on the big screen. 0:10:01.852,0:10:04.581 It became more physical[br]when I went to the movie theater. 0:10:05.054,0:10:07.712 I'll never forget going opening weekend, 0:10:07.712,0:10:09.081 and I went into the theater, 0:10:09.081,0:10:10.368 and it's not just Asians -- 0:10:10.368,0:10:11.544 all types of people -- 0:10:11.544,0:10:12.751 and I go in and sit down, 0:10:12.751,0:10:14.495 and people laughed, 0:10:14.495,0:10:16.353 people cried, 0:10:16.353,0:10:19.154 and when I went into the lobby, 0:10:19.154,0:10:20.326 people stayed. 0:10:20.809,0:10:22.642 It's like they didn't want to leave. 0:10:22.858,0:10:24.609 They just hugged each other, 0:10:24.609,0:10:25.707 high-fived each other, 0:10:25.707,0:10:26.710 took selfies, 0:10:26.710,0:10:27.711 they debated it, 0:10:27.711,0:10:28.773 they laughed about it. 0:10:28.773,0:10:30.058 All these different things. 0:10:30.468,0:10:33.704 I had such an intimate[br]relationship with this movie, 0:10:33.704,0:10:36.350 but I didn't understand[br]when we were making it 0:10:36.350,0:10:39.960 what we were making[br]until it was happening -- 0:10:39.960,0:10:45.059 that it was the same thing that my parents[br]felt when they watched our family videos 0:10:45.059,0:10:46.630 in that living room that day. 0:10:46.836,0:10:50.240 Seeing us on the screen has a power to it, 0:10:50.240,0:10:52.666 and the only way I can[br]describe it is pride. 0:10:53.097,0:10:56.618 I have always understood[br]this word intellectually -- 0:10:56.618,0:10:58.754 I've probably talked about this word, 0:10:58.754,0:11:00.744 but to actually feel pride -- 0:11:00.744,0:11:02.731 and those of you who have felt it know -- 0:11:02.731,0:11:07.087 it's like you just want to like,[br]touch everybody and grab and run around. 0:11:07.087,0:11:08.523 It's like a very -- 0:11:08.523,0:11:09.560 I can't explain -- 0:11:09.560,0:11:11.407 it's just a very physical feeling, 0:11:11.407,0:11:15.428 all because of a long[br]pattern of connection. 0:11:16.631,0:11:19.161 Film was a gift given to me, 0:11:19.161,0:11:21.717 and through the years[br]I've learned a lot of things. 0:11:21.717,0:11:24.809 You can plan, you can write scripts,[br]you can do your storyboards, 0:11:24.809,0:11:26.930 but at a certain point, 0:11:26.930,0:11:29.206 your movie will speak back to you, 0:11:29.206,0:11:31.437 and it's your job to listen. 0:11:31.744,0:11:34.427 It's this living organism[br]and it sort of presents itself, 0:11:34.427,0:11:37.172 so you better catch it before[br]it slips through your hands, 0:11:37.172,0:11:39.723 and that's the most exciting part[br]about making movies. 0:11:39.723,0:11:42.315 When I look at life, it's not[br]that different actually. 0:11:42.315,0:11:46.595 I've been led through these sort of[br]breadcrumbs of connections 0:11:46.595,0:11:47.774 through people, 0:11:47.774,0:11:48.963 through circumstances, 0:11:48.963,0:11:50.254 through luck. 0:11:50.578,0:11:55.164 And it changed when I realized[br]that once you start listening 0:11:55.164,0:11:57.690 to the silent beats and the messy[br]noises around you, 0:11:57.690,0:12:01.479 you realize that there's this beautiful[br]symphony already written for you. 0:12:01.898,0:12:04.168 A direct line to your destiny. 0:12:04.791,0:12:06.022 Your superpower. 0:12:06.474,0:12:10.645 Now, film was a gift given to me, 0:12:10.645,0:12:15.333 sort of spurned on by my parents[br]and supported by my community. 0:12:15.683,0:12:18.732 I got to be who I wanted to be[br]when I needed to be it. 0:12:19.636,0:12:21.982 My mom posted something[br]on Facebook the other day, 0:12:21.982,0:12:26.077 which is usually really bad[br]things to say out loud -- 0:12:26.077,0:12:28.234 scary, she should not[br]have a Facebook, but -- 0:12:28.234,0:12:29.857 (Laughter) 0:12:29.857,0:12:30.954 she posted this thing, 0:12:30.954,0:12:31.947 and it was a meme, 0:12:31.947,0:12:33.676 you know, one of those funny things, 0:12:33.676,0:12:36.776 and it said, "You can't change[br]someone who doesn't want to change, 0:12:36.776,0:12:39.309 but never underestimate[br]the power of planting a seed." 0:12:39.309,0:12:41.910 And as I was doing the finishing[br]touches on this talk, 0:12:41.910,0:12:44.729 I realized that all the powerful[br]connections in my life 0:12:44.729,0:12:50.859 were through generosity and kindness[br]and love and hope. 0:12:51.035,0:12:54.429 So when I think about my movies[br]"Crazy Rich Asians" and "In the Heights" 0:12:54.429,0:12:56.139 which I'm working on right now -- 0:12:56.139,0:12:57.442 (Applause and cheers) 0:12:57.442,0:12:58.776 Yes, it's a good one. 0:12:59.590,0:13:04.238 All I want to do is show joy[br]and hope in them, 0:13:04.238,0:13:07.635 because I refuse to believe[br]that our best days are behind us, 0:13:07.635,0:13:09.655 but in fact, around the corner. 0:13:10.077,0:13:11.383 Because you see love -- 0:13:11.383,0:13:14.099 love is the superpower[br]that was given to me. 0:13:14.324,0:13:18.366 Love is the superpower[br]that was passed onto me. 0:13:19.079,0:13:23.308 Love is the only thing[br]that can stop a speeding bullet 0:13:23.308,0:13:24.880 before it even exits the chamber. 0:13:24.880,0:13:27.373 Love is the only thing that can[br]leap over a building 0:13:27.373,0:13:31.069 and have a whole community[br]look up into the sky, 0:13:31.069,0:13:32.436 join hands, 0:13:32.436,0:13:36.268 and have the courage to face something[br]that's impossibly bigger than themselves. 0:13:37.027,0:13:39.642 So I have a challenge for myself[br]and for anyone here. 0:13:39.773,0:13:42.459 As you're working on your thing, 0:13:42.459,0:13:43.559 on your company, 0:13:43.559,0:13:45.454 and you're forging this thing to life, 0:13:45.454,0:13:48.011 and you're making the impossible possible, 0:13:48.011,0:13:51.925 let's just not forget[br]to be kind to each other, 0:13:51.925,0:13:55.179 because I believe that is the most[br]powerful form of connection 0:13:55.179,0:13:56.682 we can give to this planet. 0:13:56.682,0:13:59.741 In fact, our future depends on it. 0:14:00.069,0:14:01.462 Thank you. 0:14:01.462,0:14:04.009 (Applause and cheers) 0:14:04.009,0:14:05.014 Thank you. 0:14:05.014,0:14:07.301 (Applause)