00:00Yeah, I'm looking like ass right now because I've been crying because I'm moving out of my home that
00:05I mortgage to make my film and then have people who are in the spotlight now not be able to just
00:12throw one back and say, hey, thanks, watch this film. And then I said to myself, you know what,
00:19nobody owes anybody anything. And then I thought, do we? Do we as human beings? Maybe that's why
00:26we're in this problem right now where we are. I think actually we do owe each other something.
00:31We owe each other decency as human beings. That's what we owe each other. And I want to say one more
00:36thing while I'm on my nice rampage and I'm looking just so fine. This whole thing about a whole bunch
00:45of Latin actors saying and taking up a saying that they need more representation in Hollywood,
00:52I couldn't agree more. I couldn't agree more. But I just want to let you know what that does to us
00:58Italian actors. I've been told since day one that I wasn't white enough. And I did get a lot of Latin
01:07roles. And then I've seen a lot of the same names that are in that letter to Hollywood play a lot of
01:16Italian roles. So my point is this. They're not wrong. But also I'm not wrong because I have a lot
01:23of Italian actor friends that now cannot go up for Latin roles because there is a certain thing in
01:30contracts that you get like a write off if you put a Latin, real Latin person in the role, which is
01:39great. But I just want to say one thing. What happens to all of the other cultures? What happens to all the
01:44other cultures? I'm not saying they're wrong. What I'm saying the problem is the real problem. What
01:49it's always been is whiteness. That's what it's always been. 90% I think they said of things that
01:57were written last year were written by white men. 8% of anything directed was women. So the problem
02:08once again is white supremacy and patriarchy. So I'd love all the other cultures to get together
02:16and figure out what to do about that. And I'd also love actually all the white actors saying,
02:24hey, why don't we just go with someone who's really right for the role instead of it always being the lead,
02:31white, white, and then everyone else and we're all fighting amongst ourselves. I don't know. Just another
02:38thought while the world burns. Have a great day.
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