HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Dustin Hoffman said it was his "own private nuttiness that stopped" him from directing a film until his latest project, "Quartet."
"Quartet" -- a film about a retirement home for aging opera singers and musicians -- stars Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon and Billy Connolly, and was written by Ronald Harwood, who won an Oscar for writing "The Pianist." It is set to hit theaters Jan.11. The film is Hoffman's first attempt at directing.