00:00 The fact that it was a true story, the fact that it was a positive story, uplifting about
00:05 sort of, you know, these underdogs who had dreams of doing something bigger.
00:12 And I think that's a good message, you know, particularly now, because I just feel like
00:18 there's kind of so much negativity out there.
00:21 And people respond to these kinds of stories.
00:25 And if done right, if executed properly, it just pays off.
00:30 And you kind of never know as you're going through it what the final product is going
00:35 to be.
00:37 But at the end of the day, we made a movie that we can all be proud of.
00:41 And I think people are going to really love.
00:44 Well, there were a lot of things, but, you know, just kind of reflecting on it now, it
00:48 was really it was lovely to have Dennis be a part of the film, because I essentially
00:55 when I was starting my career, I did a movie with Dennis called The Rookie.
00:59 And he was my coach.
01:02 And I was one of the young kids he was trying to inspire.
01:05 And you know, 22 years later, or whatever it is, he was my assistant coach.
01:09 And we were trying to inspire another generation of young boys, you know.
01:14 So it was this like full circle moment that I got to have and plays really well in the
01:21 film.
01:22 You know, me and Dennis, I think, you know, that sort of dynamic works and was a lot of
01:27 fun, a lot of fun to play.
01:28 I think there's some really great performances in the film.
01:32 So I think it's about, you know, for me, from sort of a creative standpoint, and somebody
01:39 who's making projects and developing things.
01:43 It just reminds me of how important it is to give other people opportunities and, you
01:49 know, not that let Hollywood fully dictate, you know, what's going to happen out there
01:53 in terms of the types of films that Hollywood is making, because we as a collective need
01:57 to make more of them.
02:00 So that's kind of where I'm standing at this point.
02:02 I love Haley.
02:03 He's I think he's I think he's hilarious.
02:06 I don't know if everyone gets his sort of comedic sense because he's kind of dry.
02:13 But he'll throw like a little aside and it'll be kind of a masterful, you know, almost sardonic
02:22 comment and he just kind of whispers it.
02:26 And most people don't even acknowledge it.
02:29 But it cracks me up.
02:30 I think he's a funny dude.
02:31 I think he's super talented.
02:32 I think he what he did with a very small budget was pretty amazing.
02:37 So I'm excited to see what he does next.
02:40 You know, the movie has I say it reminds me because it has this nostalgic element to it.
02:47 It reminds me of like the crackle of a record player.
02:50 It's just of a different era.
02:52 And you get that sense in terms of the cinematography and the soundtrack and the score.
02:58 And it's just it really you get a it puts you in a place.
03:03 And to be able to pull that off with a limited amount of money is not easy to do.
03:09 I had no idea about the story.
03:12 And the thing is, is there's a thousand others about Mexican-Americans, Latin-Americans and
03:18 their exceptionalism, whether it's, you know, civil rights or moments like this or heroism
03:25 and in the military that don't get told, you know, we're just kind of forgotten about erased
03:31 from the history books.
03:33 And we have to remind other people that we're there.
03:36 We're part of the American experience.
03:38 And, you know, find a way to get those stories told.
03:45 I think the message is just perseverance.
03:47 You know, it's a message of hope and and positivity.
03:51 I think it also reminds everybody that, like I said, this is you know, the country is so
03:57 divided and you kind of have to remind everybody that we're a nation of immigrants and our
04:04 stories are, you know, it's not it's not unique.
04:10 You know, everybody who thinks that immigrants are a cause of this, that and the other are
04:15 trying to demonize people or whatever, whatever the case may be.
04:18 I just feel like, you know, every you know, I think of it like this.
04:23 I mean, everyone's trying to do their best.
04:25 And so have a little have a little empathy.
04:28 I think there's room in the conversation.
04:32 today, you know, period. I think there's just more room for empathy and positivity.
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