Speaking of the decision to pack up his career, Martin said, “There’s a time in your career when people are dying to see you… Now is the time in my career when I’m the one who’s got to show up.”

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When it comes to his show Only Murders in the Building, Martin created alongside John Hoffman, starring Martin himself, singer-actress Selena Gomez, and Martin Short, the 77-year-old comedian told Variety, “I’m very happy with my character not growing. They always say, ‘What’s the arc of the character? What does he learn?’ Once you get to 75, there’s not a lot left to learn, there’s only more mistakes. So I don’t worry about those things. [It’s about] being true to the character. If Marty Short is true to Oliver, and I’m true to Charles, then we can’t go wrong. They’re real people.”

He then added, “When this television show is done, I’m not going to seek others. I’m not going to seek other movies. I don’t want to do cameos. This is, weirdly, it.”

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Not many can say they had a career as outstanding as that of Steve Martin. Saying goodbye to Hollywood with a win in his pocket is possibly the best kind of farewell.

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