00:00To have more power and control over the narrative, to have more power and control over the images and the storylines that are an extension of who we are.
00:12Now, then the larger conversation is you have to be also very concerned with who that woman is.
00:20And that's why I always say one of the reasons why I'm giving Tarana Burke this award is because she is brave.
00:27Brave meaning that if you know who you are as a woman and you're behind that camera and you're a producer and you're in control of it, then you really have to control it in a way that is honest.
00:43That these females are no longer an extension of male fantasy and how we've been defined in the past.
00:50You've got to be brave enough to know who you are and to reflect that.
00:55In the movies and TV shows that are being put out there.
00:59It's time enough for it.
01:01Time enough with, you know, listen, I like getting dressed up too, but we know this is a mask, right?
01:07When we go home, we know what we know the lowdown and it's even more than just taking off the physical mask is taking off this mask.
01:18And the authenticity of who we are at the end of the day is got to be reflected up there, man.
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