While workers in most industries are typically counting down until their retirement, that's not always the case in Hollywood. It's not uncommon to see octogenarian filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, 82, Ridley Scott, 87 and Clint Eastwood, 95 still active, or actors like 94-year-old June Squibb who starred in an action movie last year.

Hollywood is also — conversely and simultaneously — an industry so demanding that it often forces high-profile talent to step back from their careers and retire , far before any of their contemporaries could even register for AARP or even cash a Social Security check. This is particularly true of actors, some who step away to raise families, some just to escape from the constant grind.

However, Hollywood is also that rare industry where one has the luxur

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