And I discovered after a couple years that I really didn't miss making movies.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.