She handles us very well, kind of like a mother figure. She doesn't take any crap.

The president says he knows enough, doesn't need to hear from Casey's mother, doesn't need to assure her that Casey's is not one small death in a long and seemingly never-ending drip of deaths, that there is a plan here that will bring our sons and daughters home. He claims he understands how some people feel about the deaths in Iraq. The president is wrong.

The cast and crew are funny and it's fun to work with them. They're all creative, especially the costume people.

He's a very love-drunk person. He tries to be artistic poetically.

My dad swims with me in the morning. He swims with old buddies of his. I've always had connections with swimming through my dad. My dad always tells me to reach at the finish. He's always, always reminding me.

It's all about time. I can't beat everyone in the two heats that are going to be after me. That'd be great, but doubtful.