Earlier this year, Los Angeles went through some of the most destructive fires California has ever seen.
Despite this intense tragedy, LA is a resilient city, filled with even more resilient people.
And I think this is one of the most diverse places on earth.
It’s where people from all over the world come together, and we’re doing that before calamities.
When calamities happen, everybody has always come together.
I think that’s part of what this city is.
You know, the city has, a history that can be very difficult in many ways.
We can’t ignore that.
It’s like, how did I get it?
Where’d they come from, you know?
One is because of just the terrain.
It takes a lot to live out here in LA.
To want to live in LA, you have to be able to take LA.
So, I think the people here are already resilient.
We have strength in the diversity here.
So it’s like wound together into a tapestry that makes the whole place resilient.
I think it’s such a widespread community.
It’s not only one group of people, and we always get better.
And I think that’s exciting.
And I say, you know, not only is it the weather, but it’s the people.
And a lot of us are artists, a lot of us are entrepreneurs.
But it’s like, we love this city.
Personally, I’m from New York.
The weather is beautiful all the time.
There’s so many creatives here.
The community is incredible.
And I think it’s part of the reason that we just love LA so much.
Anyway, that’s why it’s resilient.
We need to double-check our communities are okay.
We need to check that Altadena and The Palisades are okay.
And so that’s what we’re doing.
You’re seeing that right now.
You’re seeing the family.
You know what I mean?
Like, I’ve seen all the love, seeing everybody coming together.
It’s been awesome.
People like to say thatthere are all these stereotypes about us.
We’re mean, and we’re, you know, self-centered and all these things.
It is not for the weak at heart at all.
And I think the resilience comes from those people who can handle that industry.
It’s beautiful, but it’s this incredible melting pot of all these different cultures.
I was born and raised in Southern California.
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My son lived up in the Hollywood Hills.
He had to be evacuated, came down, and spent those two days with us in Orange County.
I clearly have no idea what I’m talking about [laughs].
There’s just no doubt in my mind that the city will rebuild.
And so I think that’s part of why it’s so important to raise awareness.
But as far as the resiliency of the city, there’s no question.
It’s just the kind of people that are drawn to the entertainment industry.
So I think that’s really why.
And I don’t think that is going to stop about LA.
And so, something like this is sort of reflecting that in a much bigger way.
And it makes for a really eclectic and driven group of people.
So I love the city of Los Angeles.
I’m one of them.
When we do pull together, we can all offer what we have and bring it to the table.
And I know that LA will thrive again.
And I think most people that care about art also care about humanity.
And so I think it’s pretty obvious that this community would gather around its own.
And so yeah, it feels really wonderful to be able to come together and mobilize for this cause.
There are a lot of people who come to LA for a lot of different reasons.
