After
half
a
decade
in
Hollywood,
Kathy
Bates
is
ready
for
some
rest
and
relaxation.
The
Oscar
winner
revealed
she
will
likely
retire
from
acting
after
her
upcoming
CBS
revival
series
Matlock,
telling
The
New
York
Times
in
a
profile
published
Set.
8,
“This
is
my
last
dance.”
But
this
isn’t
the
first
time
the
76-year-old
has
thought
about
retiring,
reflecting
on
a
bad
experience
on
an
unnamed
movie
set
that
left
her
in
tears
and
wanting
to
quit.
“It
becomes
my
life,”
Bates
admitted. “Sometimes
I
get
jealous
of
having
this
talent,
because
I
can’t
hold
it
back,
and
I
just
want
my
life.”
However,
after
reading
the
script
for
Matlock—which
is
a
reimagining
of
the
classic
Andy
Griffith
legal
drama
which
ran
from
1986
to
1995—she
immediately
connected
with
the
character
and
changed
her
mind.
“Everything
I’ve
prayed
for,
worked
for,
clawed
my
way
up
for,
I
am
suddenly
able
to
be
asked
to
use
all
of
it,”
Bates
noted.
“It’s
exhausting.”
Red Carpet
