David Friedberg

Let them back in.

So favoring one group, just to summarize, always has discrimination against another group if you have a limited set of spots, right?

So favoring one group, just to summarize, always has discrimination against another group if you have a limited set of spots, right?

So have you seen this in Hollywood?

So have you seen this in Hollywood?

And maybe just to come back to the conversation we were having a minute ago,

And maybe just to come back to the conversation we were having a minute ago,

Have you seen this in Hollywood in both the writers' rooms, but also director suites in production houses?

Have you seen this in Hollywood in both the writers' rooms, but also director suites in production houses?

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2021 passed their inclusion rules that in order to be eligible for an Oscar, there are now rules around the race, the ethnicity, the sexual orientation.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2021 passed their inclusion rules that in order to be eligible for an Oscar, there are now rules around the race, the ethnicity, the sexual orientation.

or the disability of individuals in every role in order for you to be qualified for an Oscar for that role.

or the disability of individuals in every role in order for you to be qualified for an Oscar for that role.

As all of these rules and systems have rolled out in Hollywood, has that changed the culture of America?

As all of these rules and systems have rolled out in Hollywood, has that changed the culture of America?

Because Hollywood creates a lot of culture.

Because Hollywood creates a lot of culture.

Do you think that this is what is now going to be the core driver of politics in this next cycle?

Do you think that this is what is now going to be the core driver of politics in this next cycle?

We're going into a pretty crazy 2026.