Steven Spielberg, 79, said his wife gave him one rule before he started DreamWorks

Steven Spielberg said he only agreed to start DreamWorks if it would be a 9-to-5 job. David Becker/Getty Images for CinemaCon

Steven Spielberg , 79, said he only agreed to start DreamWorks if it would be a 9-to-5 job .

Speaking to Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson on the latest episode of the "IMO" podcast , Spielberg said that balancing family life with filmmaking was difficult.

"One of the biggest challenges is just running out of excuses why I can't get home for dinner. Because it's my loss. It's their loss, but it's also my loss," Spielberg said.

The filmmaker married the actor, Kate Capshaw, in 1991.…