On Monday, Hollywood icon Robert Redford announced his retirement from acting—but he hasn't entirely closed the door on directing.
Redford's final film as an actor will be the forthcoming The Old Man & The Gun, a crime comedy directed by David Lowery.
In an exclusive interview with Entertainment Weekly, the 81-year-old Oscar winner and founder of the Sundance Film Festival said:
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?
Check it out via journalist Mark Harris' thread:
Many fans reflected on their favorite Robert Redford movies:
Rob Lowe, who called Redford his hero, also listed his favorite Redford flicks:
He may be closing the curtain on acting roles, but Redford's retirement doesn't mean he won't still be involved in movies.
When EW asked if he'd still direct, Redford said:
We'll see about that.
And there was more praise:
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