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it's a pretty big one,
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- And, yeah, not apologizing for it.
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- We might say some crazy shit.
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- Right, it's fucking out of control.
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- They fear us. Totally.
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- Literally, you cannot say anything.
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- I will try to say something right now.
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- Watch.
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- So depressing, dude,
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- Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor.
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coming out of my mother.
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- My kids are in the background.
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- So my first question is for anybody.
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- Bo's a genius.
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and it's on all of us to do better.
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and should have done better.
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to have done, and did, and do.
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- It's well said, really well said.
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Good evening, everyone.
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to be speaking with you tonight
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- All of us in this room…
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of the content industrial complex.
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- …a self-sustaining system…
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that bug-eyed salamander…
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at every moment, happening everywhere,
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- …digital content management…
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it can't sustain like this,
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not with this much force.
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the unspeakable fear
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I'm going to stop doing this
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this special for many months now.
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the more shitty I feel and look.
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and adult man in a baseball hat.
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have built a global fan base
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of our storytelling.
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to announce our biggest endeavor yet,
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an interconnected series of films
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420. So to the fans, I want to say thank you.
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421. Thank you for your support.
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422. You are why we do it, and we love you.
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423. And we are just getting started.
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424. Uh, wait a minute.
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