There definitely was a lot of one-upmanship, trying to outdo your colleagues and siblings.

In a lot of ways, the standard of living for servants was a lot higher than they would have had somewhere else.

We knew by opening these 10 rooms, there were so many stories we could tell.

It was a political thing. They were trying to damage my image so they didn't have to pay me.

The whole season was emotionally trying. We went through so many ups and downs, on such a roller coaster. It was a season that had a lot of scenarios, good things and bad things. But the end result is we had a winning record, and that's a positive.

Right now, it's learning the system-what things are working well-and trying to find areas to improve on.