About a year ago, out of the blue, I just wrote a bunch of songs.

Well, whether it's on film or on TV, you don't want to throw too many curves at your audio and video guys.

On the last couple of movies I made - big-budget Hollywood movies - I really missed being able to create my own material.

I think that I recall the nostalgic '50s: the start of early television and rock-and-roll, and I think everything seemed to get very generic. Not much has changed.

About a year ago, out of the blue, I just wrote a bunch of songs.

Its just I fell into a bunch of movies that kind of fit in my life. It made sense to do them in the 80s. Folks who know me think its hilarious.

I don't think I've ever had a plan or direction for myself. I've actually made decisions based more on what I didn't want to do than what I wanted to do.