Wahlberg to quit acting at 40

Mark Wahlberg will quit acting when he hits 40 so he can concentrate on raising his daughter.

The 34-year-old is devoted to two-year-old Ella Rae - his daughter with girlfriend Rhea Durham - and wants to dedicate the next six years to making enough money so he never has to work again.

He says: "She's a much bigger responsibility than anything I have going. That's why now it's so important that my movies make money.

"I want to work hard for the next six years, then put all the emphasis on family. I'd be disappointed if (later on) I'd have to work to provide for my family. That would be a failure.

"I don't want much. I just want to wake up when I feel like it, go to my little girl's soccer games, and make sure she has whatever she wants."

And he isn't concerned about abandoning a successful movie career: "I've always looked at my career as an athlete would look at his. I won't play forever. Some don't know when to walk away, but the smart ones do."