Mark Wahlberg doesn’t think he’ll be acting too much longer because it’s ‘the most difficult thing’ of his other business ventures

• The 52-year-old Boston native opened up in a conversation with Cigar Aficionado , where he spoke about his various business ventures including his new tequila, Flecha Azul 
• While he certainly seems more comfortable tending to his own brands, Wahlberg indicated he’s coming to the end of the road for his acting career
• ‘I don’t think that I’ll be acting that much longer at the pace I am now. That’s for sure. Because that’s the most difficult thing,’ Wahlberg added

Mark Wahlberg’s acting days may be numbered, the star hinted in a new wide-ranging interview.

The 52-year-old Boston native opened up in a conversation with Cigar Aficionado, where he spoke about his various business ventures including his new tequila, Flecha Azul.

While he certainly seems more comfortable tending to his own brands, Wahlberg indicated he’s coming to the end of the road for his acting career. 

‘Well, I’m certainly working harder now than ever. Certain businesses, you kind of build them, pass them on or you exit,’ Wahlberg said. 

‘Hopefully my kids, we’ll see what their interests are, but I don’t think that I’ll be acting that much longer at the pace I am now. That’s for sure. Because that’s the most difficult thing,’ Wahlberg added.

No more acting: Mark Wahlberg ‘s acting days may be numbered, the star hinted in a new wide-ranging interview

Business: The 52-year-old Boston native opened up in a conversation with Cigar Aficionado , where he spoke about his various business ventures including his new tequila, Flecha Azul 

The actor shares four kids – 20-year-old Ella Rae, 17-year-old Michael, 14-year-old Brendan and 13-year-old Grace – he shares with his wife of 14 years, Rhea Durham.

Along with his work as an actor, Wahlberg has also become much more prolific as a producer over the last few years, as he explained why he got into producing. 

‘I started becoming a producer out of necessity. I didn’t want to sit around waiting for Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise or whoever was already established before me and were the guys at the time, and Leo [DiCaprio] to go and pass on a movie until I could get my hands on it,’ he admitted.  

‘I was always proactive in trying to find material and things that I could produce, that I knew was right for me, create my own destiny,’ Wahlberg said.

‘To create a vehicle and a path and an opportunity for me to get to where I wanted to be, and have control. Having creative control, because the second your name is above the title, you reap the rewards of the success, but you also bear the brunt of the failure,’ Wahlberg admitted.

‘So, if I’m gonna be in that position, I’d rather be behind the wheel. You’re going 100 miles-per-hour down the highway, do you want to be in the back seat with no seat belt or do you want to be behind the wheel?’ Wahlberg added.

The actor – who also recently moved his family from Los Angeles to Las Vegas – also opened up about his early thoughts on the Paul Thomas Anderson script for Boogie Nights, which would ultimately help launch his career even further.

He admitted, ‘When I first heard about the film the subject matter was not appealing to me. I came from the whole Marky Mark thing, pulling down my pants – Calvin Klein underwear.’  

Proactive: ‘I was always proactive in trying to find material and things that I could produce, that I knew was right for me, create my own destiny,’ Wahlberg said

Producer: Along with his work as an actor, Wahlberg has also become much more prolific as a producer over the last few years, as he explained why he got into producing

Control: ‘To create a vehicle and a path and an opportunity for me to get to where I wanted to be, and have control. Having creative control, because the second your name is above the title, you reap the rewards of the success, but you also bear the brunt of the failure,’ Wahlberg admitted

First thoughts: The actor – who also recently moved his family from Los Angeles to Las Vegas – also opened up about his early thoughts on the Paul Thomas Anderson script for Boogie Nights, which would ultimately help launch his career even further

‘I didn’t know if this was just the next level of exploiting me and now all of a sudden we have to lose the underwear,’ he added.

‘My agents kept pushing me. So I read the first 25, 30 pages, and I kind of put it down. I was like this could be something great, or this could be absolutely terrible,’ Wahlberg admitted.

He’ll next be seen in Arthur the King with Simu Liu and The Union with J.K. Simmons, Halle Berry and Jackie Earle Haley.

He’s also set to play Steve Austin in The Six Billion Dollar Man adaptation which is currently in pre-production. 

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