Tilda Swinton hints at retirement: 'Acting career was a major mistake'

Tilda Swinton has suggested that she will retire from acting in the near future.

The We Need To Talk About Kevin actress confessed that she is "not interested" in making movies any longer and expects every project to be her last.

"I'm not really interested in acting," she told the Daily Express. "I've given up waiting for an epiphany of interest to strike. Acting is a red herring and a major mistake and I'm still trying to get back on track.

"Every time I'm in a film I'm determined it's the last I'm in then I'll fall into a conversation with someone and we'll cook up a new scheme. Basically it's gone on for 20 years but I'm hoping to pull it to a close shortly."

Swinton further explained that she was starting to find film shoots exhausting.

"I'm not going, 'Where are the films?' because I don't want there to be films. It's not like I'm looking for opportunities to do things. I would like an opportunity to have a good sleep and get on with some writing."

Swinton previously described her Academy Award for Michael Clayton as "worthless".

Watch Tilda Swinton in the trailer for We Need To Talk About Kevin below: