Sandra Bullock Doesn’t Know How Long Her Break From Acting Will Last: ‘I’m So Burnt Out’

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Sandra Bullock is sharing what led her to take a step back from acting and when, if ever, she might take on a new role. “I don’t want to be beholden to anyone’s schedule other than my own,” Bullock, 57, told The Hollywood Reporter of her recent decision. “I’m so burnt out.

I’m so tired, and I’m so not capable of making healthy, smart decisions and I know it.” Asked how long her break will last, Bullock replied with a candid, “I really don’t know.” READ MORE: Sandra Bullock Doesn’t Know If She’ll Be Comfortable Watching ‘Magic Mike 3’ After Working With Channing Tatum “Work has always been steady for me, and I’ve been so lucky,” she explained. “I realized it possibly was becoming my crutch.

It was like opening up a fridge all the time and looking for something that was never in the fridge. I said to myself, ‘Stop looking for it here because it doesn’t exist here.

You already have it; establish it, find it and be OK not having work to validate you.'” The Academy Award-winning actress announced that she would be taking a hiatus from acting and producing during the SXSW film festival earlier this year.