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Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced new tax credits for the film and television industry across California.
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00:30Good morning, everyone, and welcome.
00:48My name is Nikki Perez, and I am the mayor of the beautiful city of Burbank, California.
01:00It is my absolute pleasure to welcome all of you to the media capital of the world.
01:05I can confidently say that we live and breathe storytelling here.
01:15This industry isn't just a part of our identity.
01:19It's the backbone of our local economy.
01:21We are home to household names like Warner Brothers, Disney, and Netflix Animation, along
01:28with a myriad of labor unions and guilds representing our entertainment workforce, including IOCSE,
01:35the Animation Guild, SAG-AFTRA, and the American Federation of Musicians.
01:40On a personal note, as a lifelong Burbank resident and the proud daughter of a Teamster Local
01:48399 member, my story is like many others in our city.
01:57I grew up driving with my dad along Magnolia Boulevard, picking up costumes for wardrobe
02:03from local shops, flowers for sets from local florists, and yes, back in the day, film reels
02:10to and from post-production.
02:12That's why making real meaningful change for residents and businesses has been a top priority
02:20for me.
02:21After more than a year of work, I'm excited to share.
02:25On a local level, our city council and I approved the establishment of a creative industry task
02:31force.
02:32This new group is bringing together community professionals and individuals working closely
02:37in this space to help guide the council, making smart, effective changes that benefit our industry,
02:44keep jobs in Burbank, and help create new ones.
02:48Beyond the local level, we're incredibly proud to support the expansion of the California Film
02:54and Television Tax Credit Program.
03:03Program 4.0.
03:04And this program isn't just about incentives, it's about investing in a future that includes
03:11more inclusive hiring, greater workforce development, and opportunities that uplift every corner of
03:18our state.
03:20I would like to personally thank Assemblymember Rick Chavez-Burr for championing this issue.
03:25And for standing boldly for our entertainment industry, I would like to thank our entire legislature
03:36for ensuring that this was a priority, because this is not just about our industry, this affects
03:42all of us.
03:44And thank you to Governor Newsom for ensuring that our industry is funded.
03:49Thank you for your bold vision and continued partnership, and let's keep the cameras rolling
04:02here in California and here in Burbank.
04:10It's now my pleasure to introduce Colleen Bell, California Film Commission.
04:16Thank you so much, Mayor.
04:22Thank you so much.
04:24What a joyful day in California this is.
04:28I'm so, so excited to be here.
04:30Thank you so much to Jeff Worth for hosting us here today at the ranch.
04:34I am absolutely thrilled to stand here with Governor Newsom, our incredible partners in government, the
04:42California Film Commission board, members of my team from the California Film Commission,
04:47the Flicks, and so many passionate leaders from the industry and advocates, all of whom helped
04:55to bring this historic expansion to life.
04:59Today we celebrate more than just a number.
05:03Increasing our annual film and television tax credit from $330 million to $750 million is a bold move.
05:11And it is also a deeply strategic one.
05:16It reflects who we are as a state, what we value, and where we're going.
05:21This expansion is a direct result of vision, tenacity, and a shared belief that California
05:30should not only be the birthplace of film and television, but its home now and into the future.
05:39From the very beginning, this effort was led with courage, starting from Governor Gavin Newsom, right there,
05:48with his bold and unwavering commitment to keeping California at the forefront of creative production.
06:00The most bold governor that California has ever had when it comes to entertainment production.
06:05Governor, your leadership made this moment possible, and we all thank you.
06:15And to Deedee Myers, who has helped shepherd this effort through every phase, your partnership has been invaluable.
06:21And my team member, Leah Medrano, Deputy Director of the Film and TV Tax Credit Program,
06:26I mean, who's been incredible, who's standing right there, but very, very much a part of why we're here today,
06:35standing here, celebrating.
06:37We also owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to our partners in the legislature, to labor and guild leadership,
06:43to our production companies and studio heads, to the local communities that welcome these projects,
06:48and to every crew member, every creative, and every small business that makes this industry thrive.
06:55This expansion is going to mean more jobs, more investment in our communities,
07:01and more stories being told right here, where they belong in California.
07:09Because we know that the world is watching what we do.
07:13And with this landmark investment, we are sending a clear message.
07:18California is open for production.
07:20California is open for innovation.
07:23And California is open for business.
07:31Thank you all so much for being here today.
07:34It's my really wonderful, distinct pleasure and honor to introduce actor, writer, and producer, Noah Wiley.
07:50Hello, everybody.
07:51Thank you so much.
07:53I'm apologizing for being in wardrobe, but I'm on loan from Warner Brothers just down the street for a finite period of time.
08:00And I'm thrilled to be here representing the cast and crew of The Pit.
08:03And to talk a little bit, thank you very much, about a TV show getting made in Los Angeles right now, which is what we're doing.
08:10Last year, we filmed for about 135 days over seven months, plus two months of pre-production.
08:16We employed about 350 people full-time.
08:20We then brought on an additional about 1,100 people, averaging 200 new people every day.
08:25We worked with about 1,400 background performers, averaging about 200 a day.
08:31We spent about $35 million in wages.
08:33We spent about $20 million in purchasing, lumber, construction materials, rentals, food.
08:40And in addition to SAG, AFTRA, DGA, WGA, we work extremely closely with 16 different local chapters of IATSE to create our show.
08:51And if you'll indulge me just for a moment to talk about one of those members, we have a guy on our show named Rob Nary, who's our special effects coordinator.
08:59And Rob's father was a special effects coordinator.
09:02And Rob's grandfather was a special effects coordinator and worked on the Three Stooges way back when.
09:07And so what we get by shooting a show in television, a show here in Los Angeles, is we get Rob Nary.
09:15But we also get three generations' worth of experience and apprenticeship and expertise and mastery that come with Rob Nary that you can build another soundstage in another state, but you won't get a Rob Nary that comes with it.
09:26This city has been growing talent for decades and decades and decades.
09:32And that apprenticeship is worth a lot when you're going to make a film or television show.
09:37It shows up in quality, and I think that's a lot why the Pitt has been so successful.
09:41So thank you so much.
09:42As an Angelino, I thank you.
09:43It's wonderful to meet the governor and the mayor.
09:45And I will now pass the baton to...
09:49Oh, my God, wrong glasses.
09:51It is my great pleasure to introduce Rebecca Ryan, the Western Executive Director and President of the EUC.
09:58Thank you so much.
10:04Good morning, everyone.
10:06Last October, when Governor Newsom announced plans to double funding for the California Film and Television Incentive,
10:13no one could have predicted what the next nine months would bring.
10:16On behalf of the 165,000 California members across IOTC, SAG-AFTRA, the Teamsters, the Laborers, the DGA, the WGA, and the AFM,
10:29the Entertainment Union Coalition thanks you for fighting to keep our industry and our jobs in California.
10:35Despite the devastating wildfires, the cuts to federal funding, the budget deficit, and the deployment of our military onto our streets and into our neighborhoods,
10:50you never wavered in your commitment to the funding.
10:53You stood with the men and women who love this industry, love this state, and want to support their communities and work where they live.
11:01You understand that our industry is vital to the state's economy and cultural vibrancy,
11:07while also sustaining thousands of businesses and attracting visitors from around the world.
11:14Your leadership, along with the tremendous work on the program by Senator Allen, Assemblymembers of Burr,
11:20and our many other allies in the legislature,
11:23has given hope to tens of thousands of working families, small businesses, vendors, and entire communities.
11:31Our members were looking for someone to act before it was too late to save their livelihoods, and you have.
11:39Sometimes in a world of hard choices, it can be easiest not to help anyone unless you can help everyone.
11:45But you didn't vacillate, you didn't equivocate, you didn't turn away or give up, you just made a choice.
11:52For that, you have our deepest gratitude.
11:55Now let's get people back to work.
11:57I never get that part right.
12:04Now it's my pleasure to introduce Renata Ray, business representative for IATSC Local 44 and Property Craft member.
12:14Good morning.
12:19I am Renata Ray, a business representative at Local 44, but for the past 25 years, I've worked in the property craft.
12:29I'm here today representing the 6,000-plus members of my local, the thousands of craftspersons all across IATSC,
12:37and the 165,000 workers in the Entertainment Union Coalition.
12:41Governor Newsom, I know we are here today to say thank you for signing this bill.
12:49But who exactly are we?
12:51We are the thousands of artisans whose names whip by in a credit roll at the end of the movie,
13:00not those that appear in large letters and fade slowly at the beginning of the movie.
13:06We don't go to the award shows.
13:08We work the award shows.
13:10We don't walk the red carpet.
13:12We lay the red carpet.
13:13We don't go to hear the orchestra play.
13:17We play in the orchestra.
13:19We are parents navigating the availability of child care.
13:24We are renters concerned that soon we may be priced out of our modest departments.
13:30We're the sandwich generation, caretakers balancing the maze of health care with the rising cost of food and gas.
13:37We lost much, but we are survivors of both the Altadena and Palisades fires.
13:44Every day across this country, people work for corporations run by wealthy individuals.
13:50They don't share in the corporation's wealth, and they are not advantaged by the corporation's fame.
13:56They earn a wage and are trying to make a living, and we are no different.
14:00Passing this enhanced funding for the California Film and Television Jobs Program will not serve the corporations.
14:05This bill, with quantifiable return on investment, will serve the thousands of California-based, middle-class union members
14:15who work up and down the credit roll in the shadowcrafts.
14:25It gives us a future.
14:27We are not the rich.
14:29We are not the famous.
14:30The signing of this bill means that now we are seen.
14:33Thank you, Governor Newsom, all the legislators, committee members, assembly members, aides, and staff.
14:41I am now happy to introduce Tom Ibarra, the founder and owner of Real Waste and Recycling.
14:46All right.
14:51All right.
14:53I brought my own camera guy, but I can't find him out here anywhere.
14:57Tyler?
14:57Find him.
14:58Oh, he's not going to film from there.
15:02That's my son.
15:04And first, I want to thank my kids, Tyler, Chad, and Brooke, that we all work together in this industry.
15:11So, first of all, thank them.
15:12So, good morning, Governor Newsom, honored guests, brothers and sisters of this industry.
15:19My name is Tom Ibarra, and I'm here today to speak on behalf of numerous small businesses
15:24that rely on film and television industry to keep their doors open.
15:29A little bit about my journey.
15:31I grew up in a family that owned a trash company, and I often tell people that I was born in
15:37a dumpster.
15:39After 40 years of hauling everything that Los Angeles had to throw at me, in 2010, I decided
15:45to start my own company, Real Waste and Recycling, that focuses solely on the entertainment industry.
15:52Over the years, I've come to realize just how many families depend on this industry, not
15:58just for work and income, but for inspiration and hope.
16:02The behind-the-scenes businesses that support the entertainment industry throughout California,
16:06both directly and indirectly, often unseen, but are solely reliant on a vibrant industry
16:13to continue to operate.
16:15It's no secret that over the past several years, California sets have been quiet.
16:20We've watched productions and jobs they create leave for other states and countries with richer
16:26incentives.
16:30That exodus has hit small businesses hard.
16:33Massive layoffs, trucks parked, paychecks disappearing.
16:39Workers who've been with us for years started wondering whether we were going to be able to
16:44keep the doors open.
16:45To be honest, the outlook looked and felt grim.
16:50But today, that changes.
16:52Through the official signing of legislation that lifts our state credit from $330 million
16:59to $750 million annually, Governor Newsom is sending a clear message.
17:04California is open for production again.
17:06This isn't just a line on a budget.
17:14Governor Newsom's steadfast leadership and commitment to industry families since October
17:18of last year is the necessary fuel and hope for thousands of small businesses like mine.
17:25The prop shop in Sun Valley can rehire its carpenters.
17:28The caterer in Pacoima can fire up the grills.
17:30The drivers, the location professionals, and hundreds of thousands of industry crew and
17:37cast members who can now stay close to home and still earn a living.
17:42When productions shoot here in California, the money ripples through every corner cafe,
17:47hardware store, dry cleaners, and all across our communities.
17:51To Governor Newsom, Senator Ben Allen, Assemblymember Rick Zebur, alongside state legislators, and
18:00the Entertainment Coalition, on behalf of the Backbone of Small Businesses of Hollywood,
18:07thank you for believing in us and involving us in this fight.
18:12Now let's get California rolling again.
18:14It's now my honor to welcome Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass.
18:31Well, this is a glorious morning in our area.
18:37I think this is what leadership is about.
18:40This is what coalition building is about.
18:42And I want to thank our governor for hanging in there, for being bold by presenting the
18:49tax credits at this amount.
18:51And finally, we're above New York after many, many years.
18:59Our legislative leaders, Senator Allen, Assemblymember Zebur, and the other representatives of the
19:05state legislature that are here today.
19:08This is a wonderful day for the industry after several very tough years.
19:15From watching production slip away to the point where other states developed their own capacity,
19:21where people didn't have to come home anymore, they could relocate.
19:25I was there in Sacramento when I served as speaker, and we got the first tax credits done.
19:30And then it was also another tough economic time, but we realized that the industry was slipping away.
19:36It was a small amount.
19:38And we had hoped that over the years it would grow, but it really took this legislative session
19:45to make it grow in such a substantial way that I know production that was already beginning to return
19:52to L.A. is going to flourish.
19:55And Noah, you did such a beautiful job painting a picture of the broad economic impact.
20:00And we're going through tough times in our city now, and so to know that this will keep the industry here,
20:08and that that wide economic impact will be spread all over the region.
20:13Now, having said that, Sacramento did its job.
20:16Now it's time for L.A. City to do our job.
20:19I want to thank our entertainment committee that we have in the mayor's office,
20:31and I want to let everybody know that we're moving forward to say what is our part.
20:38How can we make filming easier?
20:40How can we make the permit process more streamlined?
20:43How can we make it more cost effective to film here?
20:47How can we remove the barriers so that when the tax credits go into full bloom
20:52and production is back here in a major way,
20:56we make sure that there is no impediment on any level of government
21:01so that our industry can flourish.
21:04Thank you very much.
21:06Very, very exciting day.
21:10And with that, let me introduce my assembly member and leader of this effort in the assembly.
21:16Assembly member Rick Zeber.
21:18All right.
21:23Thank you, Mayor Bass.
21:25Thank you for your leadership.
21:28You have been a champion for this effort since you were the leader of the assembly,
21:32and I want to thank you for everything you've done for this.
21:36It's an honor to be here today with our governor.
21:39Thank you so much, Governor Newsom,
21:40and with so many colleagues and champions of California's entertainment industry.
21:46Today is a proud day for California,
21:48and especially for the hundreds of thousands of workers,
21:52craftspeople, and small business owners
21:55who make up the backbone of our film and television industry.
21:58With the signing of SB 132,
22:02we are making a bold and historic investment,
22:05expanding the film and tax credit program from $330 million to $750 million.
22:11That is something that we have tried to do for many, many years,
22:14and it wasn't until Governor Newsom made that historic step this summer
22:19that we were able to do what we really needed to do for this industry.
22:23And that's not a number.
22:24That's a lifeline.
22:26It means jobs returning to our sound stages,
22:29crews back on set,
22:31local small businesses, caterers, dry cleaners,
22:34equipment rental shops getting to work again.
22:37It means working families being able to pay their bills
22:40and put roofs over their heads.
22:42It means workers across the state finally getting the stability they deserve.
22:47In recent years, we've watched productions leave our state
22:51in search of better incentives.
22:52And with that, we've seen far too many Californians lose jobs,
22:57steady work, and in some cases, hope.
22:59SB 132 is our promise that we will not stand by and let that trend continue.
23:05But we also know that funding alone isn't enough.
23:09And that's why I was proud to author,
23:11in partnership with Senator Allen here,
23:13AB 1138, the California Film and TV Jobs Act.
23:17And this bill is the second step,
23:19one that will modernize our tax credit program
23:21and ensure the greatest return on the $750 million investment
23:26that the governor has proposed and the legislature has adopted.
23:30It's about maximizing economic impact,
23:33prioritizing equity,
23:34and turning the tide on job loss.
23:36We are closer than ever to getting AB 1138 across the finish line,
23:40and I look forward to working with all of you again to make that happen.
23:43And I want to thank Governor Newsom once again for his leadership and vision,
23:47as well as our Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire,
23:50our Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas,
23:52our Budget Chair Jesse Gabriel, who's here behind me.
23:59Assembly Member Gabriel and Assembly Member Quirk Silva,
24:03who led the budget committees on the Assembly side,
24:05have been unwavering supporters of this.
24:07I want to thank Senator Allen,
24:09who will be speaking in a minute,
24:11for his partnership and commitment
24:13to protecting this cornerstone of our state's economy.
24:16I'm also deeply grateful to Mayor Bass,
24:18and I want to say something about the LA delegation.
24:21I'm getting a lot of credit today,
24:23but we had joint authors to this effort.
24:25Assembly Member Isaac Bryan, who's behind me,
24:27and Mike Gibson,
24:28who led one of the key committees,
24:32as well as Assembly Members Schultz,
24:35and Colosa, and Fong, and Gonzalez,
24:37and bipartisan support from Assembly Member Lackey.
24:40All of those folks, this was a team effort,
24:43and all of those folks fought for this funding
24:45that the governor proposed,
24:47and they deserve thanks and credit.
24:51Now, with the governor's signature on the funding expansion
24:54and the steps we're taking to modernize the program,
24:57we expect that everything will be in place
24:59for the first round of applications on June 7th
25:01under the new and improved 4.0 program,
25:04getting people back to work in just weeks.
25:07We're not just expanding a program,
25:10we're building a future,
25:11one where California remains the global capital of entertainment
25:14and where the people who make entertainment possible can thrive.
25:18Governor Newsom,
25:19thank you once again for your inspiring leadership.
25:21And with that,
25:24I'd like to turn it over to the best partner I could ever have,
25:29the person who led the Senate side of this effort,
25:33Senator Ben Allen.
25:34Oh, man, it's so exciting to be here today.
25:43Right here at the Ranch Lot Studios,
25:45which is such a real symbol of the confidence
25:48that this industry has in rebuilding here
25:51and restarting all of the entertainment production
25:54that we know that should ought to be happening here
25:56in our homeland, right here in the LA area.
26:01So this is an exciting moment for us.
26:04I'm Senator Ben Allen.
26:05I am so proud to represent Hollywood
26:06in the California State Senate.
26:09And I just had such a pleasure working
26:10with all these wonderful colleagues
26:12from labor, from the studios,
26:14from the governor's office,
26:15and of course our wonderful partners
26:17in the state assembly
26:19and in the legislature and the state senate.
26:21This has been such a wild ride.
26:24We all got together back in October.
26:26You know, who knew that this was all gonna,
26:29all the things that would happen
26:30and then all the challenges that we would face
26:32trying to bring everyone together.
26:34But I'm just so excited to be here at this moment.
26:37You know, I grew up here in Southern California,
26:40close to the industry.
26:41It's such an important part
26:42of what it is to be a Southern Californian.
26:45And there was always a sense of pride,
26:48an excitement, a buzz associated
26:49with all the creative work that happens
26:51as a result of the entertainment industry.
26:54It's not just the actual production itself,
26:56but it's the musicians who play
26:57in the local chamber orchestra
26:59while they're, you know, not scoring
27:01and working on a film-related production.
27:06It's all the creative people
27:08who have helped to decorate
27:10and, you know, all the high school sets,
27:12you know, in theater programs
27:14up and down our region.
27:16It's all the folks who work
27:18to help to provide additional support
27:20to the industry.
27:21The florists and the folks who drive
27:24the hospitality industry
27:26and, you know, who help to cater
27:28to all the folks who come
27:29from all over the world
27:30to experience a little bit
27:31of this Hollywood magic.
27:32The event planners,
27:33all those kinds of things.
27:34This has been so woven
27:35into our cultural and social fabric
27:37for so many years.
27:38And we know that even though
27:39people see on TV
27:41the glitz and the glamour,
27:42the beautiful ball gowns
27:43at the Oscars,
27:44we know this is actually
27:45a working class operation.
27:48These are middle class
27:50and working people
27:51that are out there every day
27:53doing the work
27:55to put this incredible show
27:57on the screens
27:58for people all over the world.
28:00These are people
28:01that are keeping our economy
28:04and our region moving.
28:06And we know, unfortunately,
28:08that these folks
28:09have been suffering a lot recently.
28:11That the iconic production
28:14that always was such an important
28:16part of this region
28:17had slowed to a trickle.
28:19I know our colleague,
28:20Jessica Colozas here,
28:21who just got elected
28:22to the state assembly.
28:24And she talked about how
28:25when she was going door to door
28:27in these neighborhoods,
28:29talking, just trying to talk
28:30to folks about getting elected,
28:32so many people were coming
28:33to the tour in the middle of the day
28:34on a weekday.
28:35And the reason is
28:36they were folks working
28:37who had great jobs
28:39a couple of years ago.
28:40And they're at home
28:41just updating their resumes
28:43and trying to figure out
28:44what to do next.
28:45because all the jobs had gone.
28:49And so she got a chance
28:49to see that really closely
28:52as she was on the campaign trail.
28:55And we all got to see it.
28:56We all were experiencing it.
28:58We know that we knew
28:59we needed to do something.
29:01And so the voice of this industry
29:03rose up,
29:04called the governor.
29:07The governor responded decisively.
29:10And then, of course,
29:11it was our job to make sure
29:12that this didn't become
29:13too leveraged in the budget process
29:15and make sure
29:18that the legislators
29:19came together,
29:20that we were able to bring
29:22in our friends and colleagues
29:23from all over the state.
29:26And we made sure
29:27to include special uplifts
29:29for production
29:30outside of the LA area.
29:31So we're going to see
29:32exciting productions
29:33happening in the Bay,
29:34in San Diego,
29:35in the Central Valley.
29:36Sacramento has become
29:37a really interesting
29:38filmmaking site.
29:40You know?
29:40Who would have thought, right?
29:42But there's been
29:42some great movies made up there.
29:44And we're going to see
29:44a lot more.
29:45We're going to see a lot more.
29:47This is going to be something
29:47that's going to benefit
29:48Californians up and down our state
29:49because of the way we craft this.
29:51We crafted it
29:52to also include pipeline
29:54for new people,
29:55for a diverse community
29:57to get involved
29:58and get good jobs
29:59in this industry.
30:00So this would really represent
30:01our full California richness.
30:04We made sure
30:06to put in extra support
30:08for independent productions,
30:09which really needed
30:11and deserved our help.
30:13We put in place
30:14some extra support
30:15for music scoring,
30:16which we know
30:17the poor musicians
30:18have really been
30:19extra impacted
30:20by how easy it is
30:22to offshore this work.
30:24You know,
30:24if you look at how cheap it is
30:25to produce a score
30:26in Bratislava or Skopje
30:29or even in London
30:30compared to Los Angeles.
30:32So we knew we needed
30:33to put some extra support
30:34for our musicians.
30:35So this was a group effort.
30:38I want to also thank,
30:39I mean,
30:39Rick,
30:39thank our wonderful partners
30:41in the Assembly.
30:42I want to thank
30:43our Senate leadership,
30:44Senator Mike McGuire,
30:46our President Pro Tem,
30:47our Budget Chair Scott Wiener.
30:48You know,
30:49both of them
30:49Northern Californians,
30:50but they got
30:51how important this was.
30:52I want to thank
30:52our wonderful co-authors,
30:55Senators Menjavar and Perez,
30:57Senator Stern,
30:57who's a product
30:58of the industry himself,
31:00Senator Valladares,
31:01one of our Republican
31:03co-authors,
31:04Senator Becker,
31:05Senator Rubio,
31:06so many of the members
31:07who stepped up
31:08to make this happen.
31:10This is just an exciting day
31:12for all of us.
31:13It's been an honor
31:14to be a part of this process
31:15and to work with you,
31:16Assembly Member,
31:17as we've gotten this
31:18across the finish line.
31:19And again,
31:19I just really want to thank
31:21the governor
31:22for prioritizing this,
31:23for making this something
31:24that really brought us
31:26all together.
31:27And somehow,
31:27we were able to land this
31:28in spite of all
31:30these enormous headwinds,
31:32difficult budgetary challenges,
31:34difficult negotiations
31:35on so many levels,
31:36and so many challenges
31:37faced by the federal government
31:39right now.
31:39So let's invite
31:40to the microphone
31:41our great governor,
31:42Gavin Newsom.
31:43Thank you, Senator.
31:51Thank you, guys.
31:52Thanks, everybody.
31:54Thank you all for being here.
31:58I feel like Trump
32:00at one of those rallies
32:00wanting to have the cameras
32:01turn to see the crowd
32:03over there.
32:07Noah was the one
32:08who brought up
32:08the Three Stooges,
32:09and it got me thinking
32:11about...
32:12What was that?
32:14Alligator Alcatraz yesterday
32:16and the Three Stooges there,
32:18DeSantis and Noam and Trump?
32:20I blame Noah for that.
32:23Forgive me.
32:26Well, we're going to need Trump
32:28because he's talked about
32:31the importance of this industry,
32:32and we'd like to see him
32:34match the ambition
32:35that we're advancing here today
32:37in California
32:38with the ambition
32:39to keep filmmaking
32:39all across the United States
32:41here in the United States.
32:43And so I am hopeful
32:44that we,
32:45in the hand of partnership,
32:47can continue to work
32:48with the administration,
32:49and he recognizes
32:50the opportunity
32:51to reinforce the commitment
32:54we're making here today
32:55in the great state of California.
32:56I want to thank Mayor Perez.
32:58I thank Mayor Bass.
32:59Rebecca, thank you
33:00for your comments.
33:01And Colleen,
33:02I want to particularly
33:03highlight the comments,
33:04not just to the two members
33:06that spoke a moment ago,
33:08Senator and our Assembly Member,
33:11but particularly of Tom and Renata,
33:14because I think they really
33:14put into perspective
33:15what this is all about
33:17and said it better
33:19than any of us
33:20could possibly say it.
33:21And so I just want
33:22to express gratitude
33:23for distilling the essence
33:26of the why we're here
33:28and what it is all about.
33:31It's about all of you.
33:32It's about all of us.
33:34It's about,
33:34as was stated by the senator,
33:37spirit and pride.
33:39You can't legislate
33:40spirit and pride.
33:42It tends to just take shape.
33:44But you can create
33:45the conditions
33:46to help take that
33:49and make it real,
33:51make it visible,
33:52spirit and pride.
33:54And so that's the investment
33:55we're making today
33:56to create the conditions
33:58where your passion
34:00could be met with action,
34:02your creativity,
34:03your daring,
34:04your innovation
34:04can be brought to light.
34:07And that's a point of pride
34:09for me as a Californian.
34:11So I'm going to grow up mindful
34:12that the world we invented,
34:151878 in Palo Alto, California,
34:19the first cinematic images
34:20that the world we invented
34:22is now competing against us
34:25and that we've got
34:26to step up our game.
34:27I think we put our feet up.
34:29We took things for granted.
34:31Success leaves clues, after all.
34:33And we saw that recognition
34:34all across the globe,
34:37not just across the United States.
34:38It was first up there
34:39in Vancouver and Toronto.
34:41And then we started reading
34:42about New Zealand, Australia.
34:43And then quietly,
34:45the U.K. emerges
34:46as a dominant force.
34:47We started to compete
34:48with Louisiana and New Mexico.
34:50We saw new tax incentives
34:52in New York,
34:53but we never saw
34:54what was coming
34:55in places like Georgia
34:56that invested
34:57in a sustainable mindset,
34:59not a situational mindset,
35:00to commit to the long haul,
35:03to the long term,
35:04to do more of this
35:05and to make sure
35:07that they were competing
35:10in a very, very formidable way.
35:13We extended the tax credits.
35:15It was nice.
35:16We celebrated that.
35:18We changed some of the criteria.
35:20We created incentives.
35:21In fact, those incentives
35:22are being used to bear
35:23for this investment right here
35:25as it relates to $150 million
35:27tax incentives
35:28for prevailing wage union jobs,
35:31the hard hats.
35:31Thank you,
35:32all the men and women
35:33working on this project
35:34to incentivize
35:35the kind of investment
35:36that are being made here
35:38with these 15 different studios
35:39at the ranch.
35:40But we were playing
35:41in the margins.
35:43We were working our way
35:44out of the pandemic,
35:45working our way
35:45out of some labor unrest
35:47and strikes,
35:47working out of more
35:50and more countries,
35:51many, which I didn't even mention,
35:53stepping up and doing more,
35:55including other states.
35:57Just a week or two ago,
35:58Texas announcing
35:59they want to get in the game
36:01and start competing.
36:03And so we recognized
36:04that good enough never was,
36:05that we weren't interested
36:06in failing more efficiently,
36:09that we needed to do something
36:11more bold and significant.
36:12We came together in October
36:14with many of you here behind me,
36:17many in front of me.
36:19And we made a commitment.
36:21We were resolved.
36:22But as the senator said,
36:24as the assembly member said,
36:26a lot happened between October.
36:29And I'm not just talking
36:31about what happened in November,
36:32but a lot has happened
36:33since October till today.
36:37Last year, we had $157.7 billion,
36:39record amount of tourism spent.
36:41We've seen a significant decline
36:43in tourism since January
36:46and the tariffs and the retaliation.
36:48Places like Canada,
36:49they're pushing back.
36:51People aren't visiting the state
36:52like they were before.
36:54Why do I connect that dot?
36:55For obvious reasons.
36:56You do any objective survey,
36:58last one we just did,
36:59four out of 10 people
37:01that visit the state of California
37:03announced they visited
37:04the state of California
37:05because of the images
37:07that you produce,
37:08because of the icons
37:10that we promote.
37:12The sun-drenched Central Valley
37:14to that international orange
37:16and the Golden Gate Bridge
37:17to the beautiful Hollywood sign.
37:19People want to touch that.
37:21They want to connect with that.
37:22They want to be part of that.
37:24This is part of who we are,
37:26Brand California.
37:27It's part of the dream.
37:29And so we're here promoting the dream.
37:31We're here protecting the dream.
37:33But we're here
37:34because we're putting a face on it.
37:36And so, again,
37:38to Tom and Renata,
37:39to all of you,
37:40thank you for being that face.
37:42Thank you for giving us the courage,
37:44despite some budgetary headwinds,
37:46to maintain this commitment.
37:48Thank you to leadership
37:49of Assembly Members of Burr
37:51recognizing we needed to make improvements
37:53and modernize
37:54how we deliver this tax credit
37:56in partnership with Senator Allen
37:59to the budget chair,
38:00Jesse Gabriel,
38:01who could have easily killed this
38:03before he was even heard.
38:07That's where the real power is,
38:09Sacramento.
38:10I thank you for holding strong
38:12to bipartisan support
38:15we receive from the legislature.
38:17I'm grateful to all of you
38:19for stepping up
38:20and stepping into this moment.
38:23So with that,
38:25I brought my own pen.
38:27It will be my pleasure now
38:29to sign this bill.
38:31And as I do,
38:34as I do,
38:36it was just mentioned,
38:38the application window opens
38:39on July 7th.
38:42July 7th.
38:44Six-month anniversary
38:45to the day of the fires
38:49here in Southern California.
38:51And so this is a big part
38:53of that renewal.
38:55This is a big part
38:56about L.A. rising.
38:58Rick, come up here.
39:04Rick, come up here.
39:17Thank you all.
39:18Thanks, everybody.
39:19My way, I'd be remiss.
39:29I see the Highway Patrol
39:31vehicle right here.
39:32Just to express condolences
39:34to Officer Kano's family.
39:37First officer in years
39:38in the CHP
39:39that we've lost
39:39in the line of duty.
39:40Obviously, the investigation,
39:42full investigation is underway.
39:43Happened in Culver City
39:44late on Wednesday night.
39:46So our best
39:47to not only
39:49Officer's family,
39:51but to the entire
39:52CHP family as well.
39:54Again, we thank you,
39:55all of you,
39:56for being here.
39:57An important day.
39:58This application window
39:59will open up next week.
40:02We were remiss
40:04not to announce
40:05that today
40:06we also made public
40:0816 projects
40:09that Colleen and her team
40:10have just approved
40:12that will provide
40:14over $1 billion
40:16of economic activity
40:17in the state
40:18building on
40:19the existing
40:20tax credit program.
40:224.0,
40:23the new criteria
40:24just went in effect
40:25July 1st,
40:26but the application window
40:27again will take place
40:29this next Monday.
40:31It also includes
40:32an important component,
40:33which is refundability
40:34that's now in place.
40:36The tax credit program
40:37did not have
40:38a refundability component.
40:39That now has been addressed
40:41and that officially
40:42went into effect
40:42at the beginning
40:43of this month.
40:44But we're here
40:45to answer any questions.
40:47Governor,
40:47how'd you get this thing through
40:49considering everything else
40:51that's happening this year?
40:52Well, I think
40:52because of everything else
40:53happening this year,
40:54I think, frankly,
40:56the conditions only
40:57furthered the imperative
40:59of this from October
41:01when we announced this
41:02to the devastation
41:03of these fires
41:04to the reality
41:05of what we're up against
41:06and the headwinds
41:07in Washington, D.C.,
41:08that we were on our own
41:11in many respects
41:11and we've got to step things up
41:13and we've got to be
41:14more intentional.
41:15We've got to be more targeted
41:16and we've got to knit together
41:17different economic strategies.
41:19Our jobs first plan,
41:20a big component of it
41:21was the creative economy.
41:23It was a focus
41:23on creators,
41:26Hollywood,
41:26and filmmaking,
41:27making and we had to back
41:28that up with real resources
41:30and I think the legislature,
41:31to their credit,
41:32recognized that imperative
41:34and we just held the line
41:35and that line extended
41:37until late Monday night
41:39where we were able
41:41to land this.
41:42So, 11-30.
41:44How do you compete
41:47with the under-half
41:48actors?
41:49Yeah.
41:50Well, they...
41:51Yeah, no, look,
41:53no one's naive
41:54and I appreciated
41:55what the mayor said earlier.
41:56This is the beginning
41:58of the next phase
41:59of a process
42:00that we all have a lot
42:01of work to do,
42:02not just the city of L.A.,
42:03the county of L.A.,
42:04the entire region,
42:05for that matter,
42:06other parts of the state
42:07to look at their permitting,
42:08to look at the time
42:10to delivering those permits,
42:11to look at the costs
42:12of these permits.
42:13I mean,
42:13I've seen some of the costs
42:14of simple permits
42:16that are outrageous,
42:17thousands and thousands
42:18and thousands of dollars.
42:19So, that's got to be
42:20a component part of this.
42:21As a former mayor,
42:23I recall very vividly,
42:252004,
42:26we were about 65%
42:27of all of the national TV
42:29and film productions
42:31occurring here
42:32in the state of California,
42:33but that marked a moment
42:34we started to see a decline.
42:36And in San Francisco
42:37as mayor,
42:38I was one of the first
42:39city mayors
42:40to actually put up
42:41a significant amount
42:42of money
42:42for local tax incentives.
42:44And I hope this inspires
42:45similar efforts
42:46in cities large and small
42:48across the state
42:49as well
42:49to leverage
42:50and match
42:51some of the ambition
42:52from California taxpayers.
42:54What is there danger
42:55if Georgia is doing
42:56an unlimited
42:57tax that this isn't enough?
42:59Yeah, look,
43:00you know,
43:01I wish there's Noah here.
43:03I don't want to talk
43:03for Noah,
43:04but he made the point
43:05about the pit
43:06and what they're doing
43:07and the fact
43:07that when things
43:08are within a margin,
43:09then people are enthusiastic.
43:12Even if it's not
43:14as inexpensive,
43:16the quality of life,
43:17the quality of cast
43:19they can get
43:20and crews,
43:22the workforce
43:22that's still unique here
43:24and special,
43:25that they will default.
43:27But you've got
43:28to be competitive.
43:29And now we're competitive.
43:31You don't have to be
43:31the cheapest place
43:32to do business.
43:33That's never been
43:33California's brand
43:34or model going back
43:35a century.
43:36We want to be
43:37the best place.
43:38And we are the best place.
43:39And this is a true point
43:40of that.
43:41I mean,
43:42the senator made
43:43this point earlier,
43:44which I appreciate it.
43:45This is an act,
43:46not just of imagination,
43:47this construction,
43:48but of optimism.
43:49This is about
43:50the faith in the future.
43:51You don't make
43:52an investment like this
43:53unless you're making
43:54an investment
43:55and a bet on the future.
43:57And so that's a point
43:58I think that needs
44:00to be emphasized,
44:00but it also needed
44:01to be backed up
44:02by financial incentives.
44:04So you combine
44:05all of those things
44:06with the quality
44:07of talent that resides,
44:09getting competitive
44:10I think will do the job,
44:12but I'm not naive.
44:14This is, again,
44:14not the end of a process.
44:16We have to continue
44:17to be iterative
44:18and we cannot have
44:19a static mindset
44:20that candidly put us
44:22in this position
44:22in the first place
44:23because we neglected
44:25the competitive reality
44:26around us
44:27for decades and decades.
44:29Governor,
44:29I'd like to ask a question
44:30about what's going on
44:30in Washington today.
44:31Right now,
44:32we're waiting to see
44:33if House Republicans
44:34have enough votes
44:34to pass Trump's budget bill.
44:37We saw some
44:37California Republicans
44:38sign a letter
44:39saying that they didn't
44:39want to see more cuts
44:40to Medicaid,
44:41and yet we don't know
44:42if they're going
44:42to vote for this or not.
44:43Well, they did the first round.
44:45What's your message
44:45to somebody like
44:46Congressman Valadao
44:47or Congresswoman Kim
44:48about whether they should
44:50vote for this bill
44:50and what it means
44:51to their constituents
44:52in California?
44:52Well, if he votes
44:53for the bill,
44:54he should be voted out
44:55next year, period,
44:57full stop.
44:5862 to 64%
45:00of all of the residents
45:01in his district
45:02are on Medi-Cal.
45:0460 plus percent.
45:06It's the ultimate betrayal.
45:07His president
45:09that he enthusiastically
45:10endorsed and supported
45:11said there'd be no cuts
45:13to Medicaid.
45:14He lied.
45:16And this congressman
45:17should be held to account
45:19if he turns his back
45:21and betrays
45:22his constituency.
45:24His hospitals
45:25are at risk.
45:26The Jason County
45:26Hospital's at risk.
45:29Hospitals will go
45:30out of business.
45:31Access to care
45:32will be denied.
45:34Hundreds of thousands
45:35of Californians
45:36will lose access
45:37food stamps,
45:38student loans
45:38will increase.
45:41I mean, this is one
45:41of the most calamitous
45:43and devastating bills
45:44of our lifetime.
45:45It's certainly
45:46the most destructive
45:47health care bill
45:47in the history
45:48of this country.
45:50Upwards of 17 million
45:51people can lose health care.
45:53We did a very sober
45:54and conservative analysis
45:56in California.
45:57Four million people
45:58are subject to lose
46:00their health care
46:00in California.
46:01Two million of you,
46:02many of you watching,
46:04many of you listening,
46:05two million of you
46:07will see premium
46:07increases on your
46:10existing health care.
46:11You're going to see
46:12cuts across the spectrum
46:13and you've saddled
46:14our kids and grandkids
46:16with unprecedented debt.
46:18Anywhere from
46:19$3.3 trillion
46:20to $3.9 trillion
46:21on the basis
46:22of new numbers
46:23that are just coming back.
46:25This is a generational
46:26theft
46:27to pay for tax cuts
46:29that billionaires
46:30and corporations,
46:31in many cases,
46:32aren't even asking for.
46:34It's vanity.
46:36And it's devastating
46:37to the economies
46:38and to the people
46:39of this country,
46:40not just the state
46:40of California
46:41and not just to
46:42those representatives
46:43that you just highlighted.
46:44You had a similar message
46:45when we talked about this
46:46on Friday about Valadao
46:48and then soon after you spoke,
46:49he put out a statement
46:50saying he was going
46:51to vote against it.
46:51But this morning
46:52he was seen at the White House.
46:54Yeah, come on.
46:54What do you make of that?
46:55I have no faith in that.
46:57But as I said,
46:57he might as well resign early
47:01and I could call
47:02a special election
47:03if he supports it.
47:05Sincerely.
47:06I mean,
47:07on what basis
47:07do you have of trust
47:09in your own district
47:11if you would betray
47:12your own constituency
47:13to such extraordinary,
47:15extraordinary degree?
47:18I mean,
47:18it's one of the poorest
47:19districts in the country.
47:21It's going to be devastated,
47:22has been devastated
47:23by the impacts
47:24of climate change
47:25and droughts,
47:26floods, fires,
47:29impacts to agricultural community
47:30that he's participated in
47:32with these raids
47:33and these assaults
47:34on our diverse communities
47:35should resign
47:36if he supports it.
47:38Period.
47:38Full stop.
47:39Governor,
47:39can we talk about
47:40more pressures
47:41that media companies
47:41are facing
47:42from this administration?
47:43Particularly,
47:44can you address
47:44today's paramount settlement
47:45with the Trump administration?
47:47Well,
47:47it seems for some
47:49almost transactional,
47:52not just the settlement,
47:54but why the settlement
47:55needed to occur
47:56in order to pave way
47:57for other transactions.
48:01That just leaves one
48:02to cynically state that.
48:06I'm not learning enough
48:08on the details
48:08to assert more
48:10than those that have suggested
48:13the curious nature
48:15of the timing.
48:16But, you know,
48:19it's the nature
48:19of the moment
48:21we're living in.
48:21That said,
48:22I sued Fox News
48:23for defaming me,
48:25for knowingly lying,
48:26for editing
48:27and assaulting truth
48:29and trust.
48:30Fox is a propaganda network
48:32and they knowingly edit out
48:34National Fox,
48:36knowingly edit out facts,
48:39and they should be held
48:40to account.
48:40So I don't have a problem
48:41holding people
48:43to a higher level
48:44of ethics
48:44and accountability
48:45and journalistic standards.
48:47But the timing of this
48:48and the nature of it,
48:50some of the punditry
48:51related to it,
48:52more objective minds
48:53will determine,
48:54just raises more questions,
48:57doesn't close the books
48:58on the actual issue
49:00of 60 Minutes
49:01editing and interview.
49:03Well, I mean,
49:13it's a complex question,
49:15as you know,
49:17because there's
49:18multifaceted considerations
49:20and, as a consequence,
49:22responses.
49:23I'll give you one example.
49:24L.A. City's sanctuary ordinance.
49:28There's a litigation on that.
49:30There's litigation
49:31as it relates to
49:32other aspects
49:34of immigration
49:35at the state level,
49:36aspects that are derivative
49:38or associated
49:39or connected
49:40as it relates
49:41to broader DEI issues.
49:42You saw the assault
49:43on public education
49:44yesterday at $811 million
49:46for all quote-unquote
49:47title programs.
49:49These are the programs
49:50for the most vulnerable
49:51that were already budgeted,
49:54of which the state
49:55already contributes
49:56on behalf of the districts
49:5825% up front,
50:00where now we're going
50:02either have to backfill
50:03or see direct impacts
50:06of critical programs,
50:07professional development
50:08for teachers
50:09and other programs
50:10for diverse communities.
50:12It's an ideological assault.
50:15We are involved in,
50:16as you know,
50:17more lawsuits
50:17than any other state.
50:19We're more fortified
50:20to litigate
50:21because we funded
50:22our litigation strategy
50:24through a special session
50:25and we're not going
50:26to be timid
50:26in pushing back.
50:28but we've been successful
50:29so far
50:31with most of the litigation
50:32and most importantly
50:33on immigration,
50:34successful in the past
50:35and I'll leave you with that.
50:36There was a litigation
50:38in the first Trump administration
50:40in the Ninth Circuit
50:41federal courts
50:42adjudicated
50:43that our policies
50:44related to SB 54
50:46were constitutional
50:48and so we're confident
50:51in our grounds
50:52that we'll be firmly established.
50:53Regular people
50:54are not aware
50:55that the wheels of justice
50:57turn so slowly.
50:58That's the challenge.
50:59How do you address
50:59the frustration
51:00that seems to take forever
51:01to stop it?
51:02Well, that's why
51:03these injunctions matter.
51:04That's why the Supreme Court
51:05decision just a few days ago
51:06was so consequential
51:07as it relates
51:08to local courts
51:10impacting broader
51:11national rules
51:13and regulations
51:13and of course
51:14that assault
51:14on the rule of law
51:16that will be part
51:16of the weaponization,
51:18the further weaponization
51:19of the rule of law
51:21by the Trump administration
51:22is obvious concern.
51:23But look,
51:24on that,
51:25we'll continue to file
51:25aggressively for TROs
51:27and injunctions.
51:28We'll try to stop
51:29and stay these efforts
51:31to vandalize our democracy
51:33and to assault
51:34our rule of law
51:36and notably
51:37to take grant funding
51:39that Congress
51:40has legally appropriated
51:42that the president
51:43does not have
51:44the unilateral authority
51:44to take
51:45we'll continue
51:47in that posture
51:48as aggressively
51:48as we possibly can
51:49with the best legal minds
51:50we have.
51:51The broader issue
51:52of what's happening
51:52on the streets,
51:53there's not a day
51:54that goes by.
51:55I can regale you
51:57with saved videos
51:58that just break your heart
51:59of women screaming
52:01because they're being
52:03taken away
52:03by people with masks
52:05that refuse to provide
52:06IDs and unmarked cars
52:08in the middle of the day,
52:09in the middle of the streets
52:10without any arrest warrants,
52:13without any criminal history,
52:14desperate just to provide
52:16medication
52:16to their young children
52:17just being disappeared
52:19in the United States
52:21of America.
52:22You've got 4,000 military
52:24wasting hundreds
52:26of millions of dollars,
52:28military that are not
52:29working in our parks
52:32and playgrounds.
52:33They've taken
52:34National Guard
52:35that are teachers
52:36that are supposed
52:37to be teaching
52:37summer school.
52:39They've taken
52:39National Guard men
52:40and women off
52:41our wildfire efforts.
52:43They've taken
52:44National Guard
52:44out of fire departments
52:46and paramedic offices
52:47that can't be there
52:49in emergencies
52:50and they're sitting
52:51there in the armories.
52:53Pure theater,
52:55doing nothing.
52:58Serious moment.
52:59So we'll continue
53:00our posture,
53:01but we need to continue
53:02to remind people.
53:03I know people can feel
53:04overwhelmed,
53:05the shock and awe
53:05of everything that's going on,
53:07but we need to understand
53:08the moment we're living
53:09and I know I made
53:10a comment about
53:11the Alcatraz alligator.
53:13That was just,
53:14these are flim flammers.
53:15They're not serious people.
53:17What an embarrassment.
53:18Imagine the rest
53:19of the world
53:19looking at that.
53:21Mocking people,
53:22saying,
53:22well, if you're going
53:22to run,
53:23zig and zag.
53:24The President
53:25of the United States
53:25of America,
53:26I revere that office.
53:28We all should.
53:31Founding Fathers
53:31didn't live and die
53:32to see that show.
53:34What an embarrassment.
53:35$450 million a year
53:37of wasted tax money
53:39for pure theater.
53:42So,
53:42there's strong opinions,
53:44but we'll continue
53:45to push back
53:46in very aggressive ways.
53:47As far as conditions
53:48in these immigration
53:49detention centers,
53:50is your office
53:51going to ever
53:51to visit any
53:52of these sites?
53:53Well,
53:54we have a team
53:55in the AG's office.
53:56We have laws
53:57and rules
53:58that allow us.
53:59We, Trump 1.0,
54:00established the frame
54:01of work
54:01that we can
54:02and cannot do.
54:03So,
54:04they're part of that.
54:05effort
54:06and the AG's office
54:07has actually got
54:07a group of people
54:08that do that work.
54:10So,
54:10yes,
54:11the state does that,
54:12but there's limits
54:13in terms of that access,
54:14as you know well.
54:15They've limited
54:15that access
54:16to representatives
54:17in the House,
54:19in Congress
54:20and Senate.
54:21And so,
54:22it's a very trying
54:23and challenging time.
54:24We've heard stories
54:25where people like you,
54:26media,
54:27come up
54:27and they start
54:27locking the gates
54:28in the United States
54:29of America.
54:30in the United States.
54:31So,
54:31that remains
54:34a stubborn issue
54:35and we have
54:35a large prison,
54:36as you know,
54:36coming into California,
54:37private prison.
54:39You can just note,
54:40follow the money
54:41on that,
54:42donations,
54:43private incarceration,
54:45costs,
54:47corruption,
54:48human lives
54:49and the state's
54:51posture is to
54:52consider all we can
54:54in relationship
54:55to pushing back
54:56against that.
54:57We lost some litigation
54:58in the first Trump
54:58administration
54:59as it relates
55:00to their legal authority.
55:02So,
55:02they have the legal authority.
55:03We challenge that.
55:04But we're looking
55:05at other rules
55:06and regulations
55:07that we could advance.
55:08Last question.
55:09Thanks, guys.
55:10What is the future
55:10of entertainment
55:11in California?
55:12Bright.
55:13Very bright.
55:15Culture,
55:15entertainment,
55:17creativity,
55:17innovation.
55:18The future happens
55:19here first
55:19where America's
55:20coming attraction.
55:21It's a deep
55:21point of pride.
55:23There's only
55:23two dreams.
55:25Yes,
55:25the American dream
55:26and the California dream.
55:28No other state
55:29attaches itself
55:29to the dream.
55:31And these are
55:31dream makers.
55:33I mean,
55:33how many of us
55:34sit there
55:34and are quiet moments
55:36with tears running
55:36down our eyes,
55:37inspired by a damn
55:39TV show
55:39or by a movie?
55:42Those quiet moments
55:43where you literally
55:43shape-shift your life.
55:45You say,
55:45I want to be that.
55:46I want to be better.
55:47I want to do more.
55:48I mean,
55:49lives are quite
55:49literally changed.
55:51My life was changed.
55:52I can't tell you
55:52how many extraordinary
55:53moments where you just
55:54feel like you're
55:55a completely different
55:56person when you run
55:57out of a theater.
55:58And it changes you.
56:00That's California.
56:02That's the history
56:03of this industry.
56:04So I think
56:05it's alive,
56:07not like it used
56:09to be,
56:09but it's soon
56:11going to be
56:12not just alive,
56:13but thriving.
56:14And I'm looking
56:15forward to people
56:17getting back to work
56:18and seeing these
56:19studios filled.
56:21Thank you, guys.
56:22One more question
56:23for Variety?
56:24Yes.
56:24For Variety
56:25in every way.
56:26Yes.
56:27What is your message
56:29to the media company?
56:30Just do the right thing.
56:35Excuse me.
56:36Excuse me.
56:37Sorry.
56:38No, we were just
56:39having a private moment.
56:42What is your message
56:44message?
56:52No, we don't
56:57Andrew.
56:59Well,
56:59I'm learning
57:00things
57:00like
57:01school
57:01each
57:01weekend.
57:03Iormally
57:03wouldn't
57:05have a
57:05opportunity
57:06because
57:06when we
57:07get
57:09in
57:10前
57:11,