Legendary actor Gary Oldman says he is contemplating retirement from the profession.
Oldman is one of the most successful and celebrated actors of all time. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Actor, winning for Darkest Hour in 2018, while his movies have crossed over $11 billion.
At the moment, he is currently starring in the television series Slow Horses which sees a bunch of MI5 rejects come together to form a special unit.
Oldman plays the leader of the unit, loner alcoholic Jackson Lamb.
And, in a conversation with The Sunday Times, he admits that Lamb may end up being his last role after Slow Horses was renewed for another two seasons by Apple.
"I've had an enviable career, but careers wain, and I do have other things that interest me outside of acting," The Dark Knight actor said. "When you're young you think you're going to get round to doing all of them - read that book - then the years go by.
"I'm 65 next year, 70 is around the corner. I don't want to be active when I'm 80. I'd be very happy and honoured and privileged to go out as Jackson Lamb - and then hang it up."
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Oldman addicted to acting
Interestingly, Oldman's comments come shortly after he admitted he was probably "addicted" to acting.
He likened his inability to step away from his profession to his character, Lamb, who can't seem to retire from MI5.
"I think that Lamb gives the impression to the world that he doesn't care, and maybe, just maybe, he cares more than most.," he said on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show.
"He might be trying to pack it all in. He is sort of treading water and watching the clock until retirement.
"But like a lot of us who maybe have occasionally felt like walking away and packing it all in, we're sort of addicted to what we do."
As well as his role in Slow Horses, Oldman will appear in Oppenheimer, directed by longtime collaborator Christopher Nolan.
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