We came to the conclusion that [Mr. Stern] is a powerful force in the entertainment business and we thought that it was important to add him to our lineup.

I thought we were going to be approved. We're a legal adult entertainment business. I thought we could have produced some jobs and been a good business for the area.

It'll be a fusion of art, entertainment, and the fashion business in one spot.

When you're dealing with the entertainment business, a business that deals with marketing and ratings and profit, you have to be suspicious. You get ratings by touching on stereotypes, the titillating subjects people talk about — their anxieties, fears, longings and desires. That's why hip-hop sells. But at the same time, I don't believe in censorship.

I think over the last five years, NASCAR has become a force to be reckoned with in the entertainment industry,

The entertainment business is not the be-all and end-all for me.