Through Paul Zumwalt, I always got the feeling that I could create something that I had never done before. I especially liked the fact that Gerard Howland oversaw the video pieces, but that when it came to programming, he let me do it. That was quite a new experience. He empowered me. I was never worried about coming in on time, though there was some concern about the building coming in on time.
Programming is always the last thing to come into a project.
I was at the end of the line. The theory goes that the building gets built, the lighting system is up and working and then the programming is implemented. This was also the first time in my life that I worked with a budget that was appropriate for the project. I came up with a bottom line without any padding and neither Paul Allen, nor Paul Zumwalt took anything away from this. Paul Allen approved everything every step of the way.