--- title: Robert Redford Says He's Retiring From Acting in Announcement description: Robert Redford has announced that he plans to retire from acting following his forthcoming movie The Old Man & The Gun. canonical: https://time.com/5358840/robert-redford-retiring-announcement/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-06T17:35:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:54:11.677Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Robert Redford Announces He's Retiring From Acting og:description: "Well, that's enough" og:url: https://time.com/5358840/robert-redford-retiring-announcement/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt117cad67f4d8a344/698937138fd2ee6c3535c4fc/robert-redford-retiring.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Robert-Redford-Retiring og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Robert Redford Announces He's Retiring From Acting twitter:description: "Well, that's enough" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt117cad67f4d8a344/698937138fd2ee6c3535c4fc/robert-redford-retiring.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Robert Redford Says 'Well, That's Enough' to Acting With His Retirement Announcement  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Aug 6, 2018 5:35 PM UTC  Robert Redford attends Netflix hosts the New York premiere of 'Our Souls At Night' at The Museum of Modern Art on September 27, 2017 in New York City. Robert Redford attends Netflix hosts the New York premiere of 'Our Souls At Night' at The Museum of Modern Art on September 27, 2017 in New York City.Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Aug 6, 2018 5:35 PM UTC After nearly 60 years in the business, [Robert Redford](http://time.com/5058932/robert-redford-arctic-trump-taxes/) has announced that he is [retiring from acting](http://time.com/4825771/daniel-day-lewis-retirement-reactions/). The 81-year-old actor told [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://ew.com/movies/2018/08/06/robert-redford-retiring-acting/)that his forthcoming movie, _The Old Man & The Gun_, will be his last. “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,” he said. “I thought, ‘Well, that’s enough.’ And why not go out with something that’s very upbeat and positive?” Redford will play career criminal and escape artist Forrest Tucker in the David Lowery-directed film. [According to himself](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/01/27/the-old-man-and-the-gun), Tucker escaped from prison, including Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and San Quentin State Prison, 18 times successfully and 12 times unsuccessfully. 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