As The City Fights Fires, An Actor Retires

French film star Gerard Depardieu shocked the entire movie industry and fans alike on Monday by revealing he is, in fact, still alive.

According to the BBC News, Depardieu then announced in an interview with a local Parisian paper that he will be taking steps to prepare for the end of his acting career, claiming he wants out of the business before anyone can accuse him of hanging on to the past, and looking "like an idiot."

Shortly thereafter, when presented with a copy of Green Card and asked for an explanation, the 56 year old actor had no comment. "I have made 170 films. I have nothing left to prove," he said to anyone still listening. It should be noted, however, the IMDB website only credits him with a mere 152.

Depardieu began his career in the early 1970's originally as an alternative to the German-manufactured David Hasselhoff, who unlike his French counterpart doesn't mind looking "like an idiot" and will "hang on" to his lustrous acting career like it's no one's business.

And if you ask me, it really isn't.