Financially she's doing great. She's doing great, ... We'll leave it at that.

She's got a tremendous amount of charisma, ... But it's just tough for them to take a chance on someone with no acting experience. ... We see her as an actress, as a model, as a spokesperson. We look at her as a celebrity, not just as a recording artist.

We thought it would hit all of them,

Frankly, seeing my plays with an audience is something I do with gritted teeth; I find the experience very difficult. I love the moment when you have just the dress rehearsal, when no one's there; that's kind of the peak to me. When people start filing in, I like to file out.

It's a wonderful ballpark and community. I see a lot of parallels with Altoona - a successful franchise that we believe we can take to the next level.

This is an important city transportation project that impacts thousands of travelers. We want to get public input - particularly from the residents who live nearby - very early in the design process so we can include their comments in the final design.