I chose him because he really knew how to box for real. Omar is so good that several times boxing trainers and managers were trying to actually sign him to a contact.

Juan Hernandez was an actor out of New York, but what made Juan so great and what made Omar so great was that they both already knew how to box, so we didn't have to take them into a gym and teach them how to throw a left jab.

He's one of several people that knew Chandra Levy very, very well, ... We're looking now to see who we need to re-interview in light of having discovered the body. He may very well be among those. We haven't made a final determination yet.

That was a tough one with Omar. I knew he didn't want to hit leadoff, and fortunately we had other people who could get us through it without him hitting leadoff.

With this, I'm holding up a mirror to society, and every aspect of the story actually has a historical precedent.

America can't afford to lose writers of this caliber because they just don't come along that often. The worst of it is that there were probably 10 more plays, but the best of it is that he promised and delivered.