Academy Award winning actor Russell Crowe has hinted at his possible retirement from acting.
The 59-year-old was recently in the Czech Republic, with the actor receiving an honour for his outstanding contribution to cinema at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Speaking at the festival’s opening ceremony, Variety reports that Crowe touched on his future in Hollywood, with the actor hinting at a possible shift in career path following his 60th birthday.
Crowe attended the Karlovy Vary Film Festival on June 30.
(Image: Getty)“You are standing in front of the mirror and go ‘who the f— is that?’ I am in that period now,” he told to audience; reflecting on his four decades on the big screen.
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As Crowe looked to the future, he offered a nod to Gladiator director Ridley Scott, stating that he sees the 85-year-old as his “role model.”
“He is still discovering new things in his work,” Crowe said, adding, “or I will just stop [acting] and you will never hear from me again… I haven’t decided what it’s going to be.”
The actor added that both retirement and a continued future in Hollywood are “two very valid choices” however, Crowe reassured that he would not be retiring in the immediate future.
Crowe starred in Scott’s 2001 epic Gladiator.
(Image: Getty)In exciting news for cinema fans, Crowe is currently working with Scott on the latest Gladiator installment, with IMDB attributing over 20 future projects to his name.
“I can’t think of this movie being anything other than spectacular,” Crowe said of the sequel.
While he has contemplated taking a step back from Hollywood, Crowe has showed no sign of slowing down, with the New Zealand born actor set to star in the upcoming films Kraven the Hunter, Nuremberg, and The Pope’s Exorcist.
Crowe also fronts his rock group 30 Odd Foot of Grunts.
(Image: Getty)Crowe also spoke on his directorial career, touching on his music documentary Last Breath and multiple potential future documentary releases.
“In order to release [the documentaries], I have to make them legally comfortable and to me, that destroys the point, so I just have to wait longer, wait for some people to die, and then I can put them out,” he told the crowd.
