00:05Hi. That was really nice. Charlize, who was supposed to fly here, had to drive and still
00:19came. She's been working really hard and I just love you so much for being here. It's very sweet.
00:29So to one of the most generous and kind and unstoppable women I have ever met in my life,
00:36sometimes in a scary way, mostly a sexy way, but let's move on. Thank you.
00:42You are an aspiration, Charlize. I want to be you when I grow up. Oops, too late.
00:49I will continue to try and take a page out of your book because what leads you really does
00:54seem to be your heart. Your beating heart.
01:04Thank you, Roger Derling, and thank you to the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
01:14Thank you for acknowledging me at this time in my life. Not to make this about me, but
01:22I'm in such a good place to receive it. As filmmakers, we hope and hope for reciprocity
01:30on every level. We want, as I said, we expect from every member of the cast and crew, from
01:37every audience member, to give. To give every part of themselves because we are.
01:44And you can't do that alone. It's a really wild, stupid, precarious investment.
01:54If it's not mutual, it's not doable. And when it pays off, man, and you see your feelings
02:00reflected or your work received, that is a beautiful life. It's not lost on me. Not one
02:08second of any day. So, yeah. Film is my portal to life. I am lucky to have a family that
02:17instilled
02:17in me a love of every single step of this process. Every single soul that must align to make something.
02:24It feels like a miracle every time. So Pablo Lorraine, I wish he was here right now because then you
02:31could just see. He is a dreamer. He made a movie about the inner life and dreams of a woman
02:44so tenderly
02:45coveted and yet so painfully unknowable. That can only be an act of compassion. And from a dude, man,
02:54that just feels good. Pablo believes in miracles. They exist because of dudes like that. He's not
03:04here right now, but I thank him forever for this. Thank you, Neon, for pushing and supporting and
03:10loving this movie as much as we do. I really love you guys. Thank you to my whole team who's
03:17been with
03:17me forever. I love you so much. Ruthie, Steph, thank you. And lastly, thank you to everyone in this room
03:25for just being here and sharing this space with me tonight. It is a beautiful thing. Thank you.
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