Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa died tragically silent, and their bodies were found at their home earlier this week.
In a resurfaced interview, the Hollywood star was opened up about retiring from his long acting, motivated by concerns about his wife and family.
In an interview with Larry King in 2004, Hackman said, “I’m trying to take care of myself. I don’t have a lot of fear. I have the normal fear of dying.
“I want to make sure my wife and family are taking care of me. Other than that, I don’t have a lot of fear,” he added.
Looking back at his “severe angina” attack in 1990, Hackman told King, “I really didn’t know the scope of it at the time, and it happened very quickly. I was on the same day.”
The interview resurfaced after the Oscar winner was found dead with his wife at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Wednesday.
The circumstances surrounding the death were still considered sufficiently suspected of a continuing criminal investigation.
The actor was 95 years old at the time of his death.
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