Robert Redford Announces Retirement from Acting

Robert Redford announces in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that The Old Man & The Gun is the last film in which he'll act.

"Never say never, but I pretty well concluded that this would be it for me in terms of acting, and [I'll] move towards retirement after this 'cause I've been doing it since I was 21. I thought, Well, that's enough. And why not go out with something that's very upbeat and positive?" Redford said.

Redford talks about how his character in the film helped him come to this decision, "To me, that was a wonderful character to play at this point in my life," the Oscar winner said of Tucker, whose stickups spanned over 60 years. "The thing that really got me about him - which I hope the film shows - is he robbed 17 banks and he got caught 17 times and went to prison 17 times. But he also escaped 17 times. So it made me wonder: I wonder if he was not averse to getting caught so he that could enjoy the real thrill of his life, which is to escape?"

The Old Man & The Gun, which Redford also produced, co-stars Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover, Tom Waits, and Casey Affleck. The film will be released via FOX Searchlight on September 28th. It will be playing at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

Redford has been acting in film and television since 1960.

Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly.