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David Meets Robert Downey Jr
Like, I wanted entertainment. I wanted the long-term goal of entertainment to be my job, right? But I never started Vine and was like, this is what's gonna make me a lot of money, or YouTube's gonna make me a lot, right? I always saw everything as like a stepping stone. And like, it was like, it was like I had to prove myself that I can do this and I can do the next thing. But it was never like, I want to get a quick buck off this and make videos. Like, right, like it was— I don't know, that's— it is, it is really hard. But it's like, but it— you almost can't teach anybody that. You almost can't tell somebody to follow their dreams. They just have to fucking do it.
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Like, you obviously wanted to make money.
Well, I wanted it— I wanted it to be my job, right? But I didn't start Vine because I saw that Viners were making money, right?
Right.
Like, I wanted entertainment. I wanted the long-term goal of entertainment to be my job, right? But I never started Vine and was like, this is what's gonna make me a lot of money, or YouTube's gonna make me a lot, right? I always saw everything as like a stepping stone. And like, it was like, it was like I had to prove myself that I can do this and I can do the next thing. But it was never like,…
Like, it's, it's like, I'm always, I'm always like— and I've seen so many people in my life too that like they just don't have drive. And they're like, like, oh, like, for example, like all the kids I went to high school with, yeah, like way funnier than me.…
Yeah.
And you're doing stand-up. And I'm like, well, you should do it too. Like, it's really fun. Like, I love it.