People will ask me, 'How do you know all this stuff? You have no German blood at all. You're German by what ? osmosis?'

The things that have been accepted in recent years have been the ones that cut costs for producers. That will continue to be a trend.

It takes the will of the American people to say there is going to be a different way.

A lot of people will try and never stick with it long enough. Most people could ride a unicycle if they stuck with it for a week or two. It's amazing how people will go by and honk and wave and stop a lot. If you were on a skateboard, even if you were really good, you wouldn't get that kind of attention.

We're able to make a few people a little bit happy, but at the end of the project, there will be no more pain for everyone affected.

The unit numbers last year were maybe disappointing globally ... (but) with the FCC mandate to broadcast digitally, people will have to upgrade their TVs.