Legendary actress Kathy Bates is hanging up her acting shoes.
But not before she completes on, last Hollywood project.
Bates told the New York Times she will retire from acting following her work on the upcoming “Matlock” reboot.
Bates, who portrays attorney Madeline “Matty” Matlock in the new CBS series, admitted she has reached the pinnacle of her career she desired.
“Everything I’ve prayed for, worked for, clawed my way up for, I am suddenly able to be asked to use all of it,” she said. “And it’s exhausting.”
“This is my last dance.”
The new series, last one for Bates, is described by CBS as a story that “follows brilliant septuagenarian, Madeline, who achieved success in her young years and decides to rejoin the work force at a prestigious law firm. Madeline uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within.”
Bates boasts dozens of acting awards and achievement, including an Oscar and an Emmy Award, But the “Misery” star carries the burden of being obsessed with perfecting her craft (at least according to her).
“It becomes my life,” she said. “Sometimes I get jealous of having this talent. Because I can’t hold it back, and I just want my life.”
She added, “I just wanted to be the best I could be.”