When I came back I had to realize that IC was not in a very good shape - all the much money that we had because of the huge Ideal success, was gone. I was very upset.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
At Cisco, I made every decision based on what was good for the company, and that pretty much ruined my marriage and my health.
Here's the thing: I left Ion Storm and Eidos in the spring of 2004 frankly because I felt out of place at that company.
The morale when I came in was not the best. It was because the agency had not been valued.
My wife had taken off on a plane. Two airplanes had crashed into the World Trade Center. I, of course, like any other person, felt potentially devastated, panicky a little bit.
I quit after my seven-year contract with Universal was up. I quit for 33 years.
Money? How did I lose it? I never did lose it. I just never knew where it went.
Before the surge started, frankly, after I left Iraq towards the end of 2006, I was worried that we were losing the war. But after the surge, I felt that we succeeded.
We had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little, we went insane.
I know a lot of people didn't understand why I came back, and people are still going to say it was stupid and it was the wrong decision. But I'm happy.
I feel incredibly fortunate I walked away, took care of other business, and then came back to show business.