Michael Sheen rubbishes talks of quitting acting and leaving Hollywood

Michael Sheen has rubbished reports claiming that he is quitting acting and leaving Hollywood to focus on political activism. The actor who is known for his roles as Tony Blair and David Frost in “The Queen” and “Frost/Nixon” clarified that he might start acting less and may even “stop for a while at some point but don’t know yet.”

Sheen gave an interview last week to The Times UK, where the Welsh political activist was quoted as saying, “In the same way as the Nazis had to be stopped in Germany in the Thirties, this thing that is on the rise has to be stopped. It means that I would work less as an actor, and possibly stop. Yeah. Certainly for the time being.”

However, Michael Sheen has now clarified in a tweet that his statements were misinterpreted. He said quitting acting and leaving Hollywood was not what he meant. “Before this gets ridiculous, I said I’m thinking I might start acting less and maybe even stop for a while at some point but don’t know yet,” he wrote on Twitter.

Later, Sheen explained his point in a blog post. “I said I have become more involved with community issues back at home over the last few years and because of the political situation it’s something I would like to focus on more,” he wrote in a Tumblr post. “I said it might mean I work less as an actor and maybe even stop for a while at some point. But I don’t really know yet.”

Michael Sheen will next be seen in Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence starrer “Passengers,” which is scheduled to release in Australia on Jan. 1. Furthermore, he has two projects in post-production stage that include Reese Witherspoon-starrer “Home Again” and Mike White’s movie “Brad’s Status.”