On if he will return to the franchise Bay had this to say:
"Hah, love press how they spin. Never said it - just wanted a vacation is more to the point. And no I don't read the good or the bad reviews."
We all knew Bay was going to take a break between Transformers Revenge Of The Fallen and the yet untitled Transformers 3. Someone heard him say he wanted a vacation and then blew it up as Bay was quitting. Knew it wasn't true.