I mean, I'vehadtheideaforthisfilmsince I was 17, because, uh, I camefrom a familywithquite a bitofdomesticviolence, youknow, betweenmyparentsandbetweenus, and I hadnobodytotalktoaboutit.
Well, I wasfollowingeverysinglehighschoolbasketballplayerthatevenwasbeinglookedatandrecruitedanyoneinDivisiononedivisionto I wasfollowingtheirFacebookwatchingforyears, andtherewere a couplethatwereinteresting, butnonethatcouldreallyrepresentthecharacter.
Butwhen I metPapa, I justrealizedit's notmeanttobe.
でもパパに会って、そんなはずじゃなかったんだと気付いたんです。
PopwastakingoverNewYorkCity, Brooklyn.
ポップがニューヨークのブルックリンを占拠していた。
Drillwaswasonthewayup, and I waslike, Wehavetocapturethismomentin a bottlethisman's talent, thisman's spiritandit's absolutelyinthefilmand I missmybrother.
この瞬間を瓶の中に収めなければならない、この男の才能、この男の精神、それは絶対に映画の中にある。
But I knowhewasproudofthisfilm, showedhimhisscenes, and I thinkwedohonortohislegacy.
Butwe'redoingthesethingsbecauseweloveyouandlikeyouhittingmelikethisbecauseyouloveme, youknow, andlikeyoushattermydreamsoflikebeing a writerorbeinganentertainerbecauseyouloveme.
Youknow, like, I knowwe'reworried, andwehave a survivorsmentalityasimmigrantsinthiscountry, wewantourkidstosucceed, butmanlike, itreallyhelps a lotifyouknowyourparentsareinyourcorner.
Recently, he's a partofthe G Leaguenow, andrecentlyhespokeaboutthesortofantiAsianAsianracismxenophobiathathe's beenexperiencing, andhewentonsocialmediaandreallyhighlightedhighlightedthatrealityforhim.
Itmademelaughbecauseyouknow, therearepeopleinourcommunitybeingphysicallyattackedrightnow, andthere's elderlybeingkilledandlike, I lovetheJeremyspeakingup, and I hopethatpeoplepayattentiontothat.
I say, Hey, don't youfeellikethepickandrollis a littlebetterwhenyourunitwithAaronBrooksbecauseyougetbetterspacingbecausehe's a betterthreepointshooter?
And I hopethatAsiansparticipateinAmericamore, butalsothatourotheralliesintheblackLatino, gaycommunityfeministcommunity, um, embraceusaswellandgiveus a chance.