Robby Hoffman: ‘How Weird Are These Rich People?’

As you have often talked about, you grew As you have often talked about, you grew up really poor. up really poor. up really poor. And I wanted to start though with what And I wanted to start though with what And I wanted to start though with what is the weirdest thing now about finding is the weirdest thing now about finding is the weirdest thing now about finding yourself yourself yourself with money and fame? with money and fame? with money and fame? >> You know, I don't know if weird is the >> You know, I don't know if weird is the >> You know, I don't know if weird is the word. I I think it's tremendous. It's word. I I think it's tremendous. It's word. I I think it's tremendous. It's amazing. It's everything I've ever amazing. It's everything I've ever amazing. It's everything I've ever wanted was to make a living doing what I wanted was to make a living doing what I wanted was to make a living doing what I love doing. Now I just see rich people love doing. Now I just see rich people love doing. Now I just see rich people in their weirdness. When I was poor, I in their weirdness. When I was poor, I in their weirdness. When I was poor, I saw us. I did You know what I mean? And saw us. I did You know what I mean? And saw us. I did You know what I mean? And I saw that. Now I see new weird things, I saw that. Now I see new weird things, I saw that. Now I see new weird things, you know? It's like you go to a you know? It's like you go to a you know? It's like you go to a different level of a of a video game. different level of a of a video game. different level of a of a video game. There's other challenges and there's There's other challenges and there's There's other challenges and there's other weirdness. other weirdness. other weirdness. >> What How would you compare the rich >> What How would you compare the rich >> What How would you compare the rich weird to the weird to the weird to the poor weird? poor weird? poor weird? >> weird is way weirder and worse. >> weird is way weirder and worse. >> weird is way weirder and worse. Um because it's Um because it's Um because it's there's like a a humanity that's that is there's like a a humanity that's that is there's like a a humanity that's that is missing. Uh my favorite is the people missing. Uh my favorite is the people missing. Uh my favorite is the people like me who who who grew up poor and like me who who who grew up poor and like me who who who grew up poor and then by the grace of God got some money then by the grace of God got some money then by the grace of God got some money and now we could be like, "Oh my God, and now we could be like, "Oh my God, and now we could be like, "Oh my God, how weird are these rich people who've how weird are these rich people who've how weird are these rich people who've been like this since birth or whatever, been like this since birth or whatever, been like this since birth or whatever, right?" You know, small things like when right?" You know, small things like when right?" You know, small things like when you go into a rich person's house and you go into a rich person's house and you go into a rich person's house and nobody's allowed to go in the fridge.

nobody's allowed to go in the fridge. nobody's allowed to go in the fridge. Like the poor have much less, but it's Like the poor have much less, but it's Like the poor have much less, but it's like when you go to their house, it's like when you go to their house, it's like when you go to their house, it's like, "Of course Take take take. You like, "Of course Take take take. You like, "Of course Take take take. You want a Coke? You want a Sprite?" Like we want a Coke? You want a Sprite?" Like we want a Coke? You want a Sprite?" Like we just everybody went in the fridge. But just everybody went in the fridge. But just everybody went in the fridge. But the rich, they have so much They have the rich, they have so much They have the rich, they have so much They have the biggest fridge, but nobody can go in the biggest fridge, but nobody can go in the biggest fridge, but nobody can go in the fridge. Right? So it's a small thing the fridge. Right? So it's a small thing the fridge. Right? So it's a small thing like that that paints a bigger picture, like that that paints a bigger picture, like that that paints a bigger picture, a bigger problem of generosity, right? a bigger problem of generosity, right? a bigger problem of generosity, right? Generosity seems like a small thing, but Generosity seems like a small thing, but Generosity seems like a small thing, but I've only I've mostly seen generosity in I've only I've mostly seen generosity in I've only I've mostly seen generosity in poor households. poor households. poor households. It's not to say it doesn't exist, but it It's not to say it doesn't exist, but it It's not to say it doesn't exist, but it is notable. Whenever I meet a rich is notable. Whenever I meet a rich is notable. Whenever I meet a rich person and they actually were helpful or person and they actually were helpful or person and they actually were helpful or great, I mention it. It's worth great, I mention it. It's worth great, I mention it. It's worth mentioning. Poor people know how to mentioning. Poor people know how to mentioning. Poor people know how to chill. Once we are Okay, the house is a chill. Once we are Okay, the house is a chill. Once we are Okay, the house is a It's a dump. But it's Friday It's a dump. But it's Friday It's a dump. But it's Friday night, people back from work, school's night, people back from work, school's night, people back from work, school's out, whatever it is. out, whatever it is. out, whatever it is. You get into [snorts] a poor person's You get into [snorts] a poor person's You get into [snorts] a poor person's house, you got the the chips on the house, you got the the chips on the house, you got the the chips on the table, everybody's got a Coke or a table, everybody's got a Coke or a table, everybody's got a Coke or a Sprite, whatever they want. Take, take, Sprite, whatever they want. Take, take, Sprite, whatever they want. Take, take, take, take, take. You're sitting take, take, take. You're sitting take, take, take. You're sitting outside, you're shooting the It's outside, you're shooting the It's outside, you're shooting the It's a lot more comfortable to hang in a a lot more comfortable to hang in a a lot more comfortable to hang in a poorhouse than when I go to the rich poorhouse than when I go to the rich poorhouse than when I go to the rich houses.