\u2018I\u2019ve been doing it since I was 21,\u2019 81-year-old screen star says of his acting career<\/b>
\nRobert Redford\u2019s illustrious acting career has reached its end.
The legendary film star, 81, said he is retiring from acting after more than five decades in the industry and dozens of movie and TV roles.
\u201cNever say never, but I pretty well concluded that this would be it for me in terms of acting, and (I\u2019ll) move towards retirement after this \u2018cause I\u2019ve been doing it since I was 21,\u201d Redford told Entertainment Weekly.
\u201cI thought, Well, that\u2019s enough. And why not go out with something that\u2019s very upbeat and positive?\u201d
Redford had told the Walker Art Center in 2016 that he anticipated The Old Man & The Gun, which premieres September 28, would be his final role, and he\u2019s now confirming that\u2019s still the case.
His many memorable acting performances include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), All the President\u2019s Men (1976) and The Natural (1984), and his directorial debut \u2013 the acclaimed drama Ordinary People \u2013 won Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 1981 and also netted him Best Director honours.
Redford did not confirm whether he will consider directing any projects in the future, telling EW, \u201cwe\u2019ll see about that.
The California-born star began his acting career with a number of TV appearances before making his film debut in 1962 with War Hunt. His most recent role before The Old Man & The Gun came last year with the romantic drama Our Souls at Night, which also starred Jane Fonda.
In his upcoming movie, Redford portrays the real-life American criminal Forrest Tucker, a prison escape artist who carried out multiple bank robberies before his death in 2004.<\/p>\n

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