Dreyfuss quits films

Jaws actor Richard Dreyfuss is quitting the film business to focus on his theatre career.

The American actor, 56, is currently rehearsing for his role in the London West End production of Broadway hit The Producers alongside 'There's something about Mary' funnyman Lee Evans.

Dreyfuss told BBC's Radio Times magazine: "I want to do something else. I'll only live once and I'm 10 years out of the hospital or retirement home.

"I'm not seeking to do any more movies, and they're not seeking me. I'm quite happy with that situation."

Dreyfuss became a star in the 1970s when he starred in 'Close encounters of the third kind', before going on to win an Academy award for 'The goodbye girl' in 1978.

In 1996 he was nominated for an Oscar for 'Mr Holland's opus'.

While he has enjoyed making a majority of his 40 films, he admits: "I can grow indifferent very quickly. I've lost the habit.

"I love theatre. There's a point at which you can walk across the stage and feel the audience. When you make them laugh, you go to heaven. It's a gift."