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tremendous favor. It’s one of the greatest favors anyone’s ever done for me. How far back does your interest in real estate go? When we were kids, we were building with blocks in our playroom. I didn’t have enough, so I asked my younger brother, Robert, if I could borrow some of his. He said, ‘Okay, but you have to give them back when you’re done.’ I used all my blocks, then all of his blocks. And when I was done, I had a great building, which I then glued together. Robert never did get those blocks back. So you’ve been a businessman from day one. What do you make of the current real estate market? These are great times! There are unbelievable opportunities for making money. There are very few buyers and lots of sellers. It’s a great time to be a buyer. You’re very confident. Do your foreclosure workshops at Trump university guarantee success? I love teaching people. I love helping people. But I can’t guarantee results. You can never say that. One of the things a person has to have is instinct. There are people who can’t handle the pressure, who don’t have the capacity. Let’s talk a little about your TV show, The Apprentice. How does working with celebrities compare to working with average Joes? The casting of this celebrity edition took awhile. Some people just didn’t want to be ‘fired,’ but others absolutely wanted to be on the show. We ended up getting a cast we’re really happy with. I think the celebrity aspect actually makes it better. You’re not building up stars. These people already are stars in their fields, so there’s a following automatically. We’re already looking at doing another season of it. Which celebrities have most impressed you? Stephen Baldwin is really going to change his public image on this show. He was steely, steady. I thought he was a flake, and he’s not a flake. And [Lennox] Lewis is a standout. He not only has physical strength, but great mental strength. As for the rest, the level of viciousness, hatred, and competitiveness was unbelievable. They fought hard because they have their images to protect. But when the cameras are on people 24 hours a day, they may start out guarded, uptight, but eventually they forget about the cameras. I can’t believe some of the things that happen. It becomes an accurate reflection on real life. People become unbelievably candid and open. When martha Stewart’s version of The Apprentice flopped, a lot of people assumed you were done in television. That was a total fiasco. It was confusing to people. How do you think The Apprentice stacks up against other realitycompetition shows, like The Amazing Race, which has been the big emmy winner in recent years? That show should be called Sominex! For it to get an Emmy over The Apprentice was a total joke—and everyone in Hollywood knew it. But I understand how the system works. I’m not Hollywood Establishment; we’ll never get an Emmy. We deserve it, but we’ll never get it for that reason. I deserve it. I should definitely be entitled to a personal Emmy. I mean, who does what I do on television? Everyone else is just an announcer. I build buildings, yet I’m the star of the show. But that’s okay. I’m Establishment in Q other ways. www.BroughtonQuarterly.com 35 http://www.BroughtonQuarterly.com

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