This might just be Steven Martin's swan song: the industry veteran says that, after Only Murders in the Building, he's not going to "seek other" film and television projects.
Currently in its second season, Martin plays washed-up actor Charles-Haden Savage on the good-humoured Disney+ true crime whodunnit — and the 76-year-old seems to think that would be a fitting note to go out on.
In The Hollywood Reporter's latest cover story, Martin opened up about his future plans, which inevitably include retirement; even for an entertainer as prolific as he is.
"When this television show is done, I'm not going to seek others," he told the publication of the series, which was recently renewed for Season 3. "I'm not going to seek other movies. I don't want to do cameos. This is, weirdly, it."
Martin continued: "I have a family life that's really fun. To film a movie now, to go someplace else to live, I'm not willing to do that anymore. I can't disappear for three months."
He also revealed that he'd had some conditions in place for even taking on the charmingly wholesome Only Murders in the Building — Martin's inaugural own TV series after a half-century in Hollywood — in the first place: he only agreed to it if longtime collaborator Martin Short would co-star, filming took place in New York City and he could be home by 6 p.m. every night (although that part of the equation reportedly didn't quite work out).
Naturally, it's not the only project he has on the go, either. Martin has an upcoming book, a collection of anecdotes with accompanying illustrations called Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions, as well as an Apple TV+ documentary about his career with director Morgan Neville.
"My wife keeps saying, 'You always say you're going to retire and then you always come up with something,'" the performer admitted. "I'm really not interested in retiring. I'm not. But I would just work a little less. Maybe."
We'll have to stay tuned for his banjo to weigh in.
Currently in its second season, Martin plays washed-up actor Charles-Haden Savage on the good-humoured Disney+ true crime whodunnit — and the 76-year-old seems to think that would be a fitting note to go out on.
In The Hollywood Reporter's latest cover story, Martin opened up about his future plans, which inevitably include retirement; even for an entertainer as prolific as he is.
"When this television show is done, I'm not going to seek others," he told the publication of the series, which was recently renewed for Season 3. "I'm not going to seek other movies. I don't want to do cameos. This is, weirdly, it."
Martin continued: "I have a family life that's really fun. To film a movie now, to go someplace else to live, I'm not willing to do that anymore. I can't disappear for three months."
He also revealed that he'd had some conditions in place for even taking on the charmingly wholesome Only Murders in the Building — Martin's inaugural own TV series after a half-century in Hollywood — in the first place: he only agreed to it if longtime collaborator Martin Short would co-star, filming took place in New York City and he could be home by 6 p.m. every night (although that part of the equation reportedly didn't quite work out).
Naturally, it's not the only project he has on the go, either. Martin has an upcoming book, a collection of anecdotes with accompanying illustrations called Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions, as well as an Apple TV+ documentary about his career with director Morgan Neville.
"My wife keeps saying, 'You always say you're going to retire and then you always come up with something,'" the performer admitted. "I'm really not interested in retiring. I'm not. But I would just work a little less. Maybe."
We'll have to stay tuned for his banjo to weigh in.
