>> i convened a think tank including steven ambrose and ken burns, trying to figure out who to frame the last hundred years and doris told me she was writing a book about lincoln's presidency. at the moment i said are the film rights available? because i had always really wanted to do something on lincoln but not until i knew that doris was the one was going to put it down on paper direally throw my hat into the ring at that point. >> "saving private ryan" defined world war ii for those who didn't live through it. what's your next project in terms of history that's knocking around in your head in. >> this is one i don't feel like taking the frock coat off and getting back into something else. i am getting back into science fiction. it's not a reaction to history, it's just that this has been a deep passion for me. now that it's almost ready to come out, my next film is the complete opposite of of this in terms of tone and genre. >> stow what do you watch when you're at home? do you have any favorite series? do you watch "homeland"? >> i watch "homeland." every sunday my wife and i ar