You're talking about a lot of money to put computers and networking [technology] in all the offices of the supervisors [of elections], ... It was like $15 million to $17 million.

You're talking about a lot of money to put computers and networking [technology] in all the offices of the supervisors [of elections]. It was like $15 million to $17 million.

The magnitude of money is unique. And it's unique when you go into a session and both parties are talking about tax cuts. It'll be contentious, certainly.

We don't mind taking the money and using it simply for computers and technology initiatives that we as Virginias have determined, but I don't want them doing anything to harm our standards.

We did this record with minimal technology, just suitcases of computers. I didn't want to go into a massive glass-and-stone $10 million studio with all the bells and whistles. All that technology can change the way you play. We pared it down, and the intimacy worked.

Theaters are always going to be around, and doing fine. With computers and technology, we're becoming more and more secluded from each other. And the movie theater is one of the last places where we can still gather and experience something together. I don't think the desire for that magic will ever go away.