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It was unbelievably difficult to get it made. Studios are extremely allergic to risk. Finally, after a long courtship, Lions read more

It was unbelievably difficult to get it made. Studios are extremely allergic to risk. Finally, after a long courtship, Lions Gate Films agreed to make the film. They liked the idea of a sports movie where spelling was the sport, something that might be compared to 'Hoosiers' or other good sports movies, but with a younger lead character.

I wanted to tell a 'Rocky'-type story about a girl from the inner city who had the ability, talent and read more

I wanted to tell a 'Rocky'-type story about a girl from the inner city who had the ability, talent and intelligence to do this but didn't have the support or the resources or the belief this was something that was for her.

The LSE is the crown jewel of European exchanges. It's the only brand strong enough to get listing revenues from read more

The LSE is the crown jewel of European exchanges. It's the only brand strong enough to get listing revenues from companies...The only way for someone to own U.K. stock trading is to own the LSE.

You can see the argument around the potential revenue from international editions not being sufficient, when compared to just putting read more

You can see the argument around the potential revenue from international editions not being sufficient, when compared to just putting the magazine up on the Internet. It is easy to cut back when the print editions don't give the biggest bang for the buck.

It's a drop in the bucket. It's only meaningful to the extent that it doesn't support the notion that the read more

It's a drop in the bucket. It's only meaningful to the extent that it doesn't support the notion that the family thinks the sale of the company is imminent.

We're in a very negative phase with the stocks right now.

We're in a very negative phase with the stocks right now.

Gary Pruitt is the best young executive in the group. Right now, I have a hard time getting institutional investors read more

Gary Pruitt is the best young executive in the group. Right now, I have a hard time getting institutional investors interested in McClatchy, frankly. But with this merger, McClatchy becomes the most interesting name in the group. It goes from an interesting little niche story to a major story.

I'm worried that a number of these deals will not get done now. A lot of people get caught in read more

I'm worried that a number of these deals will not get done now. A lot of people get caught in the changing markets when they only see the upside of things going in.

Those are rules that should be followed at any time, but they are even more necessary right now.

Those are rules that should be followed at any time, but they are even more necessary right now.

I'm concerned about the vast number of new deals that are on the table right now when you consider the read more

I'm concerned about the vast number of new deals that are on the table right now when you consider the rapidly changing debt market.