Rob Schneider

But before that happened, many, many years before that, the film business just kind of blossomed, blew up in New Jersey. And so you had these people now who are making these movies and making a – an incredible amount of money that they never could have imagined. You had 1,500-seat theaters, 1,500 people coming in, and this new medium.

You have to understand, you had the only entertainment in New York City at the turn of the century was... Newspapers, really. You had 18 daily newspapers in New York City. Maybe you had some vaudeville, but that was it. There was no TV. So film coming in, this new medium, was just outrageous and an incredible... escape for people.

You have to understand, you had the only entertainment in New York City at the turn of the century was... Newspapers, really. You had 18 daily newspapers in New York City. Maybe you had some vaudeville, but that was it. There was no TV. So film coming in, this new medium, was just outrageous and an incredible... escape for people.

You have to understand, you had the only entertainment in New York City at the turn of the century was... Newspapers, really. You had 18 daily newspapers in New York City. Maybe you had some vaudeville, but that was it. There was no TV. So film coming in, this new medium, was just outrageous and an incredible... escape for people.

And so they would go and flock to these movie theaters, fill them up and they would try to keep them there all day. They would have an organist beforehand and they would show several movies and they would sell popcorn and candy and God knows what else in there. But they also had to pay Edison his patent fee. And they didn't do that. And they didn't want to give that money.

And so they would go and flock to these movie theaters, fill them up and they would try to keep them there all day. They would have an organist beforehand and they would show several movies and they would sell popcorn and candy and God knows what else in there. But they also had to pay Edison his patent fee. And they didn't do that. And they didn't want to give that money.

And so they would go and flock to these movie theaters, fill them up and they would try to keep them there all day. They would have an organist beforehand and they would show several movies and they would sell popcorn and candy and God knows what else in there. But they also had to pay Edison his patent fee. And they didn't do that. And they didn't want to give that money.

And so Edison had this thing called Edison's goons. And Edison's goons would have to go into the movie theater and go into the place and slap them around and collect this patent money, this money that was owed to Edison. So the only reason that Hollywood was the place that the destination for the film owners and the film moguls was

And so Edison had this thing called Edison's goons. And Edison's goons would have to go into the movie theater and go into the place and slap them around and collect this patent money, this money that was owed to Edison. So the only reason that Hollywood was the place that the destination for the film owners and the film moguls was

And so Edison had this thing called Edison's goons. And Edison's goons would have to go into the movie theater and go into the place and slap them around and collect this patent money, this money that was owed to Edison. So the only reason that Hollywood was the place that the destination for the film owners and the film moguls was

was to get away from Edison's goons so they didn't have to pay people. So Hollywood, traditionally, the foundation of Hollywood is not paying anyone or paying people who rightly deserve to be paid. And that tradition, they've kept up very well.

was to get away from Edison's goons so they didn't have to pay people. So Hollywood, traditionally, the foundation of Hollywood is not paying anyone or paying people who rightly deserve to be paid. And that tradition, they've kept up very well.

was to get away from Edison's goons so they didn't have to pay people. So Hollywood, traditionally, the foundation of Hollywood is not paying anyone or paying people who rightly deserve to be paid. And that tradition, they've kept up very well.

It's fear. It's fear. And it's interesting that, and I'm glad that they didn't listen to them because they weren't offering any ideas. I mean, I don't say that Oprah doesn't have things that she can relate to the average American. I mean, I'm sure she, I mean, she has Nobu, the great Japanese chef, at her house cooking sushi, which is, I'm sure, very expensive.

It's fear. It's fear. And it's interesting that, and I'm glad that they didn't listen to them because they weren't offering any ideas. I mean, I don't say that Oprah doesn't have things that she can relate to the average American. I mean, I'm sure she, I mean, she has Nobu, the great Japanese chef, at her house cooking sushi, which is, I'm sure, very expensive.

It's fear. It's fear. And it's interesting that, and I'm glad that they didn't listen to them because they weren't offering any ideas. I mean, I don't say that Oprah doesn't have things that she can relate to the average American. I mean, I'm sure she, I mean, she has Nobu, the great Japanese chef, at her house cooking sushi, which is, I'm sure, very expensive.

She has private planes and she has a $30 million house, which is probably $80 million now. because of the inflation. Thank you, Democrats. She wasn't able to quantify or to say what Kamala stood for, what the Democrats were going to bring into place since they were already in power. Something new that It was exactly the same thing that Biden and Harris had already been doing.

She has private planes and she has a $30 million house, which is probably $80 million now. because of the inflation. Thank you, Democrats. She wasn't able to quantify or to say what Kamala stood for, what the Democrats were going to bring into place since they were already in power. Something new that It was exactly the same thing that Biden and Harris had already been doing.

She has private planes and she has a $30 million house, which is probably $80 million now. because of the inflation. Thank you, Democrats. She wasn't able to quantify or to say what Kamala stood for, what the Democrats were going to bring into place since they were already in power. Something new that It was exactly the same thing that Biden and Harris had already been doing.

So they weren't able to really get that message across. No, you need to. And so all they could do is be fearful of what you don't want that. You know, he's going to become a dictator, even though he didn't the first time. So I think Americans just took a pass on that. But it was interesting to see Bruce Springsteen and you get interesting to see Eminem and