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Hollywood veteran Paul Newman wants to retire from acting after his
next film.
The 80-year-old star, who has had 10 Oscar nominations during his
career, said he was "winding down" his acting and his other passion, motor
racing.
He wanted to make another film "for good luck" - and it may be a reunion with his Butch Cassidy and
the Sundance Kid co-star Robert Redford, he said.
"We've been looking for something for 20 years and now we're looking
harder. I hope something will come of it."
But he also said he hated to "talk about anything until the papers are
drawn up".
Newman was last seen on the big screen in Road To Perdition with Tom
Hanks in 2002, a role that earned him an Oscar nomination for best
supporting actor.
He was first nominated in 1959 for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and has since
appeared in classics such as The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, The Sting and
The Color of Money.
He said he would probably race for one more year, while his wife Joanne
Woodward is due to retire as artistic director of the Westport Country
Playhouse this year.
"If my racing stops, the two of us will be together, spend some time
just horsing around," he said.
Earlier this year, the actor escaped unhurt after a sports car he was
testing caught fire at Daytona Beach, Florida.
(Agencies) | 
Updated: 2005-03-15 09:52