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We feel that Grendel is very, very potent as to where we are today, which may not be any different than where we were in the 10th Century.

We're pleased with the results. We're headed in the right direction.

We're pleased with the overall state results, because the trends are all in an upward direction.

We're pleased to welcome three individuals with outstanding leadership ability to our board of directors and we look forward to the contributions they will make for South Dakota corn producers.

As somebody who has been an executive producer on a television series, I can tell you that increasing director diversity is as simple as hiring more women and more people of color.

Like any director working today, I started out when somebody took a shot at hiring me. It's how we all start out - male, female, white or minority.

I had no idea what it took to be an actor. Then all of a sudden I found myself cast in a TV drama. The director was very harsh with me. One time, he told me this would be my first and last acting job. I seriously thought that acting was not the right career for me.

One of the hardest things about directing is just to be patient and remind yourself that you've been in Week 1 of a rehearsal process yourself, and you know what it feels like.

We all have hierarchies at work - even on set, the runner would never walk up to the director and ask for a cup of coffee.

My all-time favorites that I always go back to are films by the director John Cassavetes. The movies he made, the work he left behind, have been a big influence for my work.