There was no competition. We tapped into the neighborhood crowd, and they're really loyal.

We wanted to create a space where people can come down, have a bit of fun, take a load off.

The family was lovely. But the machine around it was punishing.

Even though we are very strong on the domestic base, the competition internationally has never been fiercer, and Australia has got to work really hard and smart to stay out there because of the tyranny of distance.

Any decision to use lethal force against a United States citizen - even one intent on murdering Americans and who has become an operational leader of al-Qaida in a foreign land - is among the gravest that government leaders can face.

We are too quick to put labels on things. It is my profession. I get up and paint. Everyone wants to put a label on it, but I am a free spirit, so I fight against that.