Academy Award winning actor Robert Redford just saddened his millions of fans when he announced that he will be retiring from acting after a 60 year career.
Redford, 81, said that his upcoming movie The Old Man & The Gun will be his last, and that he is glad to be ending his career on an “upbeat and positive” note.
“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 because I’ve been doing it since I was 21,” Redford said. “I thought, ‘Well, that’s enough.’ And why not go out with something that’s very upbeat and positive?”
Redford’s lengthy career in Hollywood has included roles in such classic Hollywood movies as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, and Dog Day Afternoon. He also earned accolades behind the camera, as he won the Academy Award for Best Director for his 1980 film Ordinary People. Though he is retiring from acting, Redford indicate that he is still open to directing.
“We’ll see about that,” Redford said when asked if he will continue to direct.
Twitter users expressed sadness that Redford is retiring:
In honor of my hero Robert Redford’s retirement, here are my favorites of his films: Butch Cassidy, The Natural, Three Days Of The Condor, The Sting, All The President’s Men, Electric Horseman. What an unparalleled run he’s had.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) August 6, 2018
Bummer that my friend #RobertRedford is retiring – but after some of the greatest films of all time and essentially creating the indie film industry, I’d say he was due a break.
— Rod Lurie (@RodLurie) August 8, 2018
Robert Redford has announced his retirement from acting. I recently saw him in The Iceman Cometh (1960) and War Hunt (1962). Not many actors can claim six decades of work almost entirely on their own terms. And in his spare time, he changed American film. Salute to a great.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) August 7, 2018
While we are saddened that Redford will no longer appear in movies, he certainly has earned himself a break! Enjoy your retirement, Mr. Redford!
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