I would have to ask him how he knows anything about these topics when he has never attended a meeting....I don't think I can respond.

These were problems they knew about when they designed it. We met with ODOT. Mr. (Jason) Stephens attended a meeting in Chillicothe and we pointed out the problems and the problems haven't gone away, ... We have flash flooding with less rainfall; property is being damaged and township roads are being flooded.

When you're dealing with someone like Shirley, it's a little insulting to ask her to come in for a meeting. But I wanted to meet her first and talk to her about the character, because there was a very big 'if' on it for me. Shirley is such a powerful presence, personality and talent, and she has used that power effectively over a long and rich career. But I wanted to know she would be able to put a damper on all of that and go to a very quiet place to play this character who is literally hiding from life, who has put a lid on everything because of her guilt, her fear and her unresolved issues. If Shirley could go to that kind of a place, and then blossom as her character's life broadens, I thought it would be very exciting.

We've just never had one here. A lot of us are musically oriented. We thought it would be fun to do it.

I just didn't think she was going to take it. It came out of nowhere, and she made it. I was pretty surprised on that one.

That was our plan, to just get her tired out, and slow her down by the end of the game.