It took quite a while to get going and to secure some level of funding. To be honest, the early read more

It took quite a while to get going and to secure some level of funding. To be honest, the early years I spent with the Commission were a little ad hoc and erratic. We were in our infancy. That's not ideal when you're dealing with the most powerful industry in the world in some eyes - the global movie and television business.

When it falls right on the weekend, when St. Patrick's Day comes on Friday or Saturday it's perfect.

When it falls right on the weekend, when St. Patrick's Day comes on Friday or Saturday it's perfect.

Time is nature's way of making sure that everything doesn't happen at once.

Time is nature's way of making sure that everything doesn't happen at once.

Courage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.

Courage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.

We need to make sure that we are prepared when and if something does happen.

We need to make sure that we are prepared when and if something does happen.

It used to be significantly less to go across the river (to Clark County), and that is not the case read more

It used to be significantly less to go across the river (to Clark County), and that is not the case anymore. It is quite obvious that the greater metropolitan area has started to equalize.

Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but read more

Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity.

[The only way actors could breathe on the sound stage was through an air regulator.] You couldn't get out, ... read more

[The only way actors could breathe on the sound stage was through an air regulator.] You couldn't get out, ... because the camera crew was literally bolted in. You can't get out; you can't go up or down. It really brought home the visceral feeling of what those men were willing to put themselves through.

That's a broad, bold claim. We'll know in a year if they delivered.

That's a broad, bold claim. We'll know in a year if they delivered.