In a recent interview with BBC's Susanna Reid, Johnny Depp talked about how retiring might be an option in the near future.

"At a certain point you start thinking and when you add up the amount of dialogue you say per year, for example, and you realize you've said written words more than you've actually had a chance to say your own words," Depp said, "you start thinking about that as kind of an insane option for a human being."

The Long Ranger star, who turned 50 in June, also said there are other things he wish he could do aside from acting.

"Are there quieter things that I wouldn't mind doing? Yeah, I wouldn't mind that," he added. "I wouldn't say that I am dropping out any second but I would say it's probably not too far away."

After filming Transcendence with Morgan Freeman and Kate Mara, Depp has two other upcoming projects lined up: Mortdecai (directed by David Koepp) and the fairytale film Into the Woods, in which Depp will transform into the Wolf.

"I can't say that I'd want to be doing this for another 10 years," the actor said in his July cover story with Rolling Stone. "I think while I've got the opportunity and the desire and the creative spark to do the things that I can do right now, I should do them...And then, at a certain point, just take it down to the bare minimum and concentrate on, I guess, living life. Really living life."

Even though Depp is currently discussing retirement, it won't be for another couple years down the road. He will return as Mad Hatter in the Alice in Wonderland sequel and is rumored to play his infamous Jack Sparrow character in Pirates of the Caribbean 5.

"Covering myself up in makeup, it's easier to look at someone else...It's easier to look at someone else's face than your own," Depp said about enjoying his various characters' identities. "I think for everyone, Jesus, you wake up in the morning, and you brush your teeth, and you're like, 'Ugh,' that fucker again? You're still here? What do you want?'"

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