during that time i convened a think tank including steven ambrose and burns and invited doris and she told me she was writing a book about lincoln's presidency. at that moment, i said, are the film rights available? that day, i said are they available? i always wanted to do something on lincoln but not until i knew doris was the one to put it down on paper i threw my hat into the ring at that point. >> "saving private ryan" defined world war ii for people who didn't live through it. this moment will define lincoln and the 13th amendment. what's your next project? >> i hope lincoln never stops knocking doaround in my head, a don't want to take the film coat off. i am getting back into science fiction. not a reaction to history. this has been a deep passion for me. now that it's almost ready to come out, my next film this is complete opposite of this in terms of tone and genre. >> what do you watch when you're at home? have a favorite series? watch "homeland?" >> i watch "homeland" my wife and i are watching it every sunday night. and the same way we watched "24." i'm a news junky. >> "