With a career spanning over three decades and two Oscar honours, actor Cate Blanchett said she is “serious” about stepping away from her craft one day.

During an interview with a magazine, where the actor was promoting her forthcoming and first-ever audioplay, BBC Radio 4’s The Fever, she hesitated to announce her title as an actor, which co-director John Tiffany pointed out. She replied, “I did, didn’t I? It’s because I’m giving up.” The star clarified, “My family roll their eyes every time I say it, but I mean it. I am serious about giving up acting.” She added that there are “a lot of things I want to do with my life.”