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I regard myself as someone who is retired but who occasionally goes out to work. In fact, I'm offered so much good stuff that it's not so occasional.

— Michael Caine

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I don't think I'm ever going to retire from stand-up, but what I have retired from is working the road every week.

— Jeff Garlin

I'm old enough to have friends and contemporaries who have long since retired, and that's their prerogative - enough is enough; it doesn't mean a thing to me. But I haven't got any money, so, you know, I just keep on working.

— Mike Leigh

I'm not in retirement. I just don't want to work so much, and I don't get that many offers any more.

— Max von Sydow

I'll never retire from working; I'll keep my life interesting until I drop dead.

— Cristina Saralegui

I never wanted to retire. I wanted to kind of shift my work pattern so I could stay fresh and invigorated, and use the experience that I had gained in 30 years, but in a slightly different direction.

— Bill Kurtis

You see I'm semi-retired now and don't work all the time, only most of it!

— Norman Wisdom

✗Opposing Perspectives

I have never retired - I have averaged 40 working weeks a year since 1933.

— Sally Rand

I see all these old people who don't have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep. I will never say 'retired' because that's such a finality that I don't want to be part of my life. I'll work until they throw me in a box.

— Mario Andretti

Retiring is a strange word. I'm 27 years old. I've still got stuff to do.

— Aaron Peirsol

I only work every couple of years. I go into retirement between films.

— Paul Hogan