[But when the Serenity was created in just 14 weeks, the studio felt much better.] I defy anyone, ... to find that much talent anywhere else in the world.

We had 23 of them, ... each a craftsman and a leader, running independent but coordinated crews. The studio was not happy.

It was nice to get the first one out of the way. I've thrown off that mound and I felt pretty comfortable.

I'm not worried about the first three weeks, I'm worried about the second half of this when I start to lose my mind and everything gets really bad,

when I said 'much ado about nothing,' I was putting myself in the place of these particular individuals who defy death and who are asked to go out in some instances and kill people.

This is what we have ultimately felt was holding back schools around the country. When people ask us what the major impediments are to starting more schools like KIPP, it's the three F's - funding, facilities and freedom - and facilities are kind of the most prohibitive.