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That really solidified what we were doing, Jenkins said.
It was the Governor Awards for the Academy.
Its an amazing event.
Its the event you hear about the least, where they honor all of these folks.
The woman who cutLawrence of Arabia, the editor, she received a lifetime achievement award there.
Its all these cars, everybodys in tuxedos, and theres an after-party at the Sunset Tower Hotel.
The Sunset Tower Hotel is this hotel that its very hard to get in and out of.
The valet line is very short.
So cars come in and they go out, they come in, they go out.
I come out and the valet person is just like, shocked.
Im like, Whats up?
Hes goes, Oh, you shouldnt get in the car with that dude.
Im like, Why?
And then he smiled and said, Oh, and hes probably going to get nominated for Best Director.
Subtext: But hes still just a nigger.
And this is when Im wearing a $5,000 suit.
Ive just come from the Governor Awards.
Or some dude walking to the bar?
So when we got to that scene I was like,This is fucking it.
Everything weve been doing.
And then he called me that shit right before.
