A few years ago, I decided I wanted to be home with my family.

Well, I took a sabbatical. I walked away from shooting movies because I couldn't handle the travel. I'm a single parent. I had young kids, and I found that keeping in touch with them from hotel rooms and airports wasn't working for me. So I stopped.

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.

I don't limit my taste. There's some jazz that I like and there's some opera. I've been listening to what was essentially country music, but it crossed over to rock.

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

I always find it flattering when somebody recognizes me.