Simon Pegg wanted to quit acting

London: British actor-writer Simon Pegg says he considered quitting acting after appearing in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

I had a bit of a crisis of confidence afterwards. I hadn't had the chance to take stock, and I came home to the UK and I was pretty sure I wanted to quit acting, Observer newspaper quoted Pegg as saying.

He added: I called my agent and I said - this is an absolutely true story, and ridiculous if a little name-droppy - but I said: Look, I want to take some time off and think about what I want to do next. I was being a bit dramatic. I said: Don't call me for the next six months, unless like, Steven Spielberg calls. Then, of course, my phone rang.

Spielberg offering him a part in his new sci-fi blockbuster Ready Player One was a dream come true moment for him.

He said: He's someone who's influenced me my whole life, my love of film and my love of the craft.