Brad Pitt Explains Why He Feels His Acting Career Is On Its 'Last Leg''

Brad Pitt may be on the brink of a new professional chapter ― but that doesn’t mean he’s putting himself out to pasture just yet.

The Oscar winner sparked rumors he was taking steps toward retirement two years ago when he cryptically told GQ: “I consider myself on my last leg. This last semester or trimester. What is this section gonna be? And how do I wanna design that?”

In a joint interview with his “Wolfs” co-star George Clooney that appears in the latest issue of GQ, Pitt acknowledged that his career is in a different place than it was years ago but offered some clarification for his previous remarks.

“Well, now I’m doing one movie in a year and a half,” he said. “I’m still kind of on the same trajectory. I feel the same. I’m really just trying to enjoy the people that I love around me and just living.”

When confronted directly with his “last leg” quote, the 60-year-old Missouri native said he views his professional life as “seasons.”

“You know, there was moving out from the safety of the Ozarks. You embark on this thing and it’s all about discovery and it’s really exciting and interesting and painful and awful and all of it,” he explained. “And then when you’re allowed into the big leagues, it becomes another game of responsibilities and things to answer to. But also opportunity and delight and working with people you really respect. And then it’s this time now. It’s: What are these last years going to be?”

“In your 80s, the body becomes more frail,” he continued. “And yet I look at Frank Gehry. He’s just the loveliest man. And he’s 95 and still making great art and he’s got a beautiful family. And I think that’s kind of the formula to stay creative and keep loving your life.”

Clooney, 63, also chimed in about