YOU MIGHT EVEN RECOGNIZE A
COUPLE.
>> I’M DENNIS QUAID FROM
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
I’M PROUD TO BE FROM TEXAS.
I LOVE MY HOME STATE OF TEXAS.
I’M NOT FROM TEXAS.
BUT I PLAY DAVY CROCKETT.
>> WE LOVE OUR HOME STATE OF
TEXAS.
THANKFULLY THE TEXAS LEGISLATOR
BIPARTISAN FILM LEGISLATION UP
FOR VOTES LATER THIS MONTH THIS
TIME WE TEXANS CAN TAKE BACK
WHAT WE USED TO HAVE AND BRING
MOVIES AND JOBS BACK TO TEXAS.
>> JUST FOR THE BIG CITIES BUT
NOR LITTLE TOWNS LIKE
STEPHENSVILLE HERE.
BEAUTIFUL HERE, ISN’T IT?
>> Jesse: IS TEXAS THE NEW
HOLLYWOOD?
LET’S ASK ACTOR DENNIS QUAID.
IS IT?
>> WOE WANT TO MAKE TEXAS THE
FILM CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
THAT’S WHAT.
TEXAS USED TO REALLY HAVE A
GREAT FILM INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND
A GREAT FILM CREW BASE.
ABOUT NINE OR 10 YEARS AGO.
I HAVE MADE SOME GREAT MOVIES
THERE AND LOVE WORKING THERE AS
WELL AS MY COHORTS WHO YOU SAW
IN THE OPENING.
AND THERE IS LEGISLATION RIGHT
NOW IN THE TEXAS STATE HOUSE TO
INCREASE THAT FUND TO MAKE IT
MORE BUSINESS FRIENDLY TO MAKE
FILMS IN TEXAS FROM 40 MILLION
TO HOPEFULLY 300 MILLION.
>> Jesse: WOW.
>> WE WANT TO GET IT DONE.
AND IT WOULD BRING BACK A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO MOVED TO OTHER STATES
LIKE OKLAHOMA, NEW MEXICO,
LOUISIANA.
SURROUNDING TEXAS, ACTUALLY AND
GEORGIA.
THAT HAVE THESE INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS AND HAVE TAKEN OUR CREW
BASE AWAY, REALLY.
WE WANT THEM TO MOVE BACK.
IT’S A GREAT PLACE TO SHOOT.
MOST THOSE PEOPLE DON’T HAVE AN
OCEAN.
>> Jesse: DENNIS, HOW DIFFICULT
IS IT TO MAKE A FILM IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA THESE DAYS?
>> WELL, I CAN’T REMEMBER THE
LAST TIME I MADE A FILM IN
CALIFORNIA TO TELL YOU THE
TRUTH.
YOU KNOW, THEY STILL DO THEIR
GAME SHOWS THERE AND TALK SHOWS
AND STUFF.
EVERYBODY FILMS IN GEORGIA OR
OKLAHOMA OR WHATEVER BECAUSE IT
DOESN’T MATTER WHERE IT’S
SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE BECAUSE
IT’S CHEAPER. YOU KNOW, THEY ARE GETTING 30,
YOU KNOW, THEY ARE GETTING 30,
UP TO 40% OF THEIR MONEY BACK
THROUGH TAX CREDITS.
WE WANT TEXAS TO COMPETE WITH
THAT AND AT THE SAME TIME BUILD
AN INDUSTRY AND, YOU KNOW,
THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN TEXAS
AND I DON’T BLAME THEM THAT LOOK
ON THIS AS A, YOU KNOW,
HOLLYWOOD GIVE AWAY AS A WELFARE
PROGRAM FOR THEM.
>> Jesse: UM-HUH.
>> BUT IT’S NOT.
THE MONEY IS BROUGHT FROM THE
OUTSIDE.
IT’S SPENT IN THE STATE.
NOT ON ACTORS.
I GET ALREADY TO BEGIN WITH IT’S
MONEY IS SPENT ON CREWS LIKE
CARPENTER AND PAINTERS.
>> Jesse: SURE.
>> THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT IT’S ALSO HOTEL WORKERS,
RESTAURANT WORKERS.
REALLY DOES REV UP THE ECONOMY
THAT LITTLE TOWN OF STEPHENVILLE
YOU SAW GOT 12 MILLION BUCKS IN
TWO WEEKS INJECTED INTO A LITTLE
5,000 PEOPLE SMALL TOWN.
>> Jesse: THAT’S A LOT OF DOUGH.
IS ALEC BALDWIN ALLOWED TO MAKE
MOVIES IN TEXAS?
[LAUGHTER]
>> WE’LL WORK ON THAT.
>> Jesse: OKAY.
GOOD.
AND DENNIS, I’M SURE THE STATE
INCOME TAX SITUATION IN TEXAS
HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS
EITHER, RIGHT?
>> WELL, I’M SURE IT HAS A LOT
TO DO WITH IT.
THERE IS NO STATE INCOME TAX.
THAT’S WHAT MAKES IT VERY
ATTRACTIVE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, TEXAS DID A
REALLY GOOD JOB OF TAKING A BIG
SHARE OF THE TECH INDUSTRY AWAY
FROM SILICON VALLEY.
YOU GO DOWN TO AUSTIN, CAN YOU
SEE THAT REALLY CLEARLY.
AND THE SAME THING CAN BE DONE
WITH MOVIES.
AND TELEVISION SHOWS.
IT’S A GREAT PLACE TO SHOOTS.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT’S KIND OF
THINK OF THE CALIFORNIA GOLD
RUSH, YOU KNOW, JESSE.
IT’S LIKE A FEW PEOPLE DID STRIKE IT RICH.
STRIKE IT RICH.
BUT THE HOLLYWOOD.
AND DENNIS QUAID.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DENNIS, SAY
HI TO MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY FOR