Alec Baldwin says he'll quit acting after '30 Rock'

By GottaLaff

When I heard this early this morning, I was stunned. Baldwin is so funny and a good actor, but apparently not good enough in his own eyes:

He found the role that defined his career in the NBC sitcom, but "30 Rock" actor Alec Baldwin says he is prepared to leave the acting profession altogether in 2012.

The Emmy award winner told Men's Journal that he is calling it quits when his contract for the hit show expires in two years. "I don't have any interest in acting anymore," he said. "I'm not young, but I have time to do something else."

As I recall, he decided against running for office. Maybe he can become a community organizer. Run ACORN? Direct? Become a marriage counselor?

"I consider my entire movie career a complete failure. I'll tell you why. The goal of moviemaking is to star in a film where your performance drives the film, and the film is either a soaring critical or commercial success, and I never had that," Baldwin said.

If that's what failure is, I want some.